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Waverly David Crenshaw Jr.

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

Waverly David Crenshaw Jr. serves on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Apr 11, 2016 by a 92–0 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Barack Obama
Confirmed
Apr 11, 2016
Senate vote
92–0
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1956

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of TennesseeBarack Obama · Apr 11, 2016

Education

  • Vanderbilt UniversityB.A., 1978
  • Vanderbilt University Law SchoolJ.D., 1981

Career

Law clerk, Hon. C. Allen High, Hon. Robert S. Brandt, and Hon. Irvin H. Kilcrease, Jr., Davidson County [Tennessee] Chancery Court, 1981-1982; Law clerk, Hon. John T. Nixon, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, 1982-1984; Assistant attorney general, State of Tennessee, 1984-1987; Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1987-2016

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