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Lea, Brian Charles
Born 1983 in Montreal, Canada
Federal Judicial Service:
Confirmed as Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on January 5, 2026, to a seat vacated by John Thomas Fowlkes, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on February 5, 2026. Commission not yet received.
Education:
Union University, Jackson, Tennessee, B.A., 2006
University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 2009
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Confirmed as Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on January 5, 2026, to a seat vacated by John Thomas Fowlkes, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on February 5, 2026. Commission not yet received.
Education:
Union University, Jackson, Tennessee, B.A., 2006
University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 2009
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Edward Carnes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2009-2010
Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 2010-2011, 2012-2014, 2017-2025
Law clerk, Hon. Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court of the United States, 2011-2012
Visiting assistant professor, University of Georgia School of Law, 2015-2017
Deputy associate attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2025-2026
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, December 1, 2025; no Senate vote