Clifton L. Corker
Clifton L. Corker | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee | |
Assumed office July 22, 2019 | |
Appointed by | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | J. Ronnie Greer |
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee | |
In office May 1, 2015 – July 22, 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
Bildung | James Madison University (BBA) William & Mary Law School (JD) |
Clifton Leland "Cliff" Corker (born 1967) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
Bildung
Corker received his Bachelor of Business Administration from James Madison University and his Juris Doctor from William & Mary Law School.[1]
Legal career
After graduating from law school, Corker clerked for then-Magistrate Judge Cynthia D. Kinser of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. From 1994 to 1995, he was a volunteer with the Federal Public Defender's office in Greeneville. He then spent a year at Terry, Terry & Stapleton. From 1996 to 2015, Corker had a solo practice in Johnson City, before becoming a magistrate judge. There, he handled matters including complex civil litigation and capital murder cases.[1]
Federal judicial service
Magistrate judge tenure
On April 30, 2015, Corker was appointed a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. His service as a magistrate judge terminated upon appointment to the district court.[1]
Nomination to district court
On October 10, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Corker to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. On November 13, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Corker to the seat vacated by Judge J. Ronnie Greer, who assumed senior status on June 30, 2018.[2] On November 28, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[3]
On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On January 23, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to renominate Corker for a federal judgeship.[4] His nomination was sent to the Senate later that day.[5] On February 7, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote.[6] On July 17, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 55–41 vote.[7] On July 18, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a 55–39 vote.[8] He received his judicial commission on July 22, 2019.[9]
Personal life
Corker is unrelated to former U.S. Senator from Tennessee Bob Corker.[10]
References
- ^ a b c "President Donald J. Trump Announces Eighteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Eighteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Thirteenth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees". whitehouse.gov. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018 – via National Archives.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Twenty Six Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, November 13, 2018
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for November 28, 2018
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees", White House, January 23, 2019
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 23, 2019
- ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 7, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
- ^ On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Clifton L. Corker to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee), United States Senate, July 17, 2019
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Clifton L. Corker, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee)". United States Senate. July 18, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ Clifton L. Corker at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Corker, Bob (October 11, 2018). "Corker Statement on Nomination of Clifton Corker to be U.S. District Court Judge for Eastern District of Tennessee". United States Senate. corker.senate.gov. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
External links
- Clifton L. Corker at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Clifton L. Corker at Ballotpedia
- 1967 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 21st-century American lawyers
- 21st-century American judges
- James Madison University alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
- Lawyers from Richmond, Virginia
- Tennessee lawyers
- United States district court judges appointed by Donald Trump
- United States magistrate judges
- William & Mary Law School alumni