William L. Campbell Jr. Explained

William L. Campbell Jr.
Office:	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Term Start:	April 15, 2024
Predecessor:	Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr.
Office1:	Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Appointer1:	Donald Trump
Term Start1:	January 12, 2018
Predecessor1:	Kevin H. Sharp
Birth Date:	4 January 1969^[1]
Birth Place:	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Education:	United States Naval Academy (BS) University of Alabama (JD)
Allegiance:	United States
Rank:	Captain
Serviceyears:	1991–1998^[2]

William Lynn "Chip" Campbell Jr. (born January 4, 1969) is an American lawyer who serves as the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

Education

Campbell earned a Bachelor of Science in political science from the United States Naval Academy. He served seven years in the United States Marine Corps, principally as a naval flight officer. He received a Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law, where he served as editor-in-chief of the Alabama Law Review and was an inductee of the Order of the Coif.^[3]

Career

He worked as an associate and later a partner in the Nashville firm of Riley Warnock & Jacobson, PLC, and as an associate in the Birmingham, Alabama, office of Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Before becoming a judge, he was a member in the Nashville office of Frost Brown Todd, LLC, where he handled civil litigation.

Federal judicial service

On July 13, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Campbell to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. On September 6, 2017, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on his nomination.^{[4] [5]} On October 5, 2017, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.^{[6] [7]} On January 8, 2018, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 89–1 vote.^[8] On January 9, 2018, his nomination was confirmed by a 97–0 vote.^[9] He received his judicial commission on January 12, 2018. He became the chief judge on April 15, 2024.

On July 24, 2020, Campbell blocked part of Tennessee's abortion law that would ban abortions in the early stages of pregnancy.^[10]

External links

• • William L. Campbell Jr. at U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Notes and References

1. Book: Hubbell, Martindale . December 2009 . Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory 2010: Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia . . TN300B . 9781934528198 .
2. Hubbell, p. TN300B
3. Web site: President Donald J. Trump Announces Fifth Wave of Judicial Candidates. National Archives. whitehouse.gov.
4. Web site: "Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate Today" White House, July 13, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170714065923/https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/07/13/ten-nominations-sent-senate-today . 2017-07-14.
5. Web site: Nominations | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. www.judiciary.senate.gov. September 6, 2017 .
6. Web site: Results of Executive Business Meeting – October 5, 2017. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. June 27, 2023.
7. Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings, Committee on the Judiciary. Congressional Record, 115th Congress, 1st Session. October 5, 2017. 163. 160. D1059–D1060. October 7, 2017.
8. Web site: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: William L. Campbell Jr. to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee). January 8, 2018. United States Senate. November 19, 2022.
9. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation William L. Campbell Jr., of Tennessee, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee). January 9, 2018. United States Senate. January 9, 2018.
10. Web site: Federal judge blocks rollout of Tennessee's strict new abortion restrictions as court weighs law's fate. Mariah. Timms. The Tennessean.