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Aleta Arthur Trauger

Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Aleta Arthur Trauger serves on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Appointed by William J. Clinton and confirmed Oct 21, 1998. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
William J. Clinton
Confirmed
Oct 21, 1998
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1945

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of TennesseeWilliam J. Clinton · Oct 21, 1998

Education

  • Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IowaB.A., 1968
  • Vanderbilt UniversityM.A.T., 1972
  • Vanderbilt University Law SchoolJ.D., 1976

Career

Clerk and associate, private practice, Tennessee, 1974-1977; Assistant U.S. attorney, Middle District of Tennessee, 1977-1979, 1980-1982; Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1979-1980; Private practice, 1983-1984, 1985-1991; Legal counsel, College of Charleston, 1984-1985; Chief of staff, Mayor Phil Bredesen, Nashville, Tennessee, 1991-1992

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