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Atchley, Charles Edward, Jr.
Born 1966 in Knoxville, TN
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on September 22, 2020, to a seat vacated by Harry Sandlin Mattice, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on December 17, 2020, and received commission on December 22, 2020.
Education:
University of Tennessee, B.A., 1989
Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, J.D., 1993
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on September 22, 2020, to a seat vacated by Harry Sandlin Mattice, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on December 17, 2020, and received commission on December 22, 2020.
Education:
University of Tennessee, B.A., 1989
Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, J.D., 1993
Professional Career:
Staff attorney, Family Inns of America, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, 1993-1994
Private practice, Sevierville, Tennessee, 1994
Assistant district attorney general, Fourth Judicial District, Tennessee, 1994-2001
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Tennessee, 2001-2020; supervisory assistant U.S. attorney, 2006-2018; first assistant U.S. attorney, 2018-2020