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Reeves, Carlton Wayne
Born 1964 in Fort Hood, TX
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
Nominated by Barack Obama on April 28, 2010, to a seat vacated by William H. Barbour, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on December 19, 2010, and received commission on December 20, 2010.
Education:
Jackson State University, B.A., 1986
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1989
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
Nominated by Barack Obama on April 28, 2010, to a seat vacated by William H. Barbour, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on December 19, 2010, and received commission on December 20, 2010.
Education:
Jackson State University, B.A., 1986
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1989
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Reuben V. Anderson, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1989-1990
Staff attorney, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1990-1991
Private practice, Jackson, Mississippi, 1991-1995, 2001-2010
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Mississippi, 1995-2001
Chair, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2022-present