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Samuel H. Mays Jr.

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee · 2002

Samuel H. Mays Jr., Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. The Senate voted 97–0 on the nomination on May 9, 2002 (Nomination Confirmed). Samuel Hardwicke Mays Jr. (born 1948) is a senior United States district judge for the Western District of Tennessee.

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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee
    107th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    97–0 · May 9, 2002

Education

  • Amherst CollegeB.A., 1970
  • Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 1973

Career

Private practice, Tennessee, 1973-1995, 2000-2002; Office of Gov. Don Sundquist, Tennessee, 1995-2000; legal counsel 1995-1997; deputy and chief of staff, 1997-2000

Biography

Samuel Hardwicke Mays Jr. (born 1948) is a senior United States district judge for the Western District of Tennessee.

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