| 词条 | Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. |
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| honorific-prefix = | name = Waverly David Crenshaw Jr. | honorific-suffix = | image = | alt = | caption = | office = Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee | term_start = April 15, 2017 | term_end = | predecessor = Kevin H. Sharp | successor = | office1 = Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee | term_start1 = April 12, 2016 | term_end1 = | nominator1 = | appointer1 = Barack Obama | predecessor1 = William Joseph Haynes Jr. | successor1 = | pronunciation = | birth_name = Waverly David Crenshaw Jr. | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|12|17}} | birth_place = Nashville, Tennessee | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | nationality = | party = | otherparty = | height = | spouse = | partner = | relations = | children = | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = | residence = | education = Vanderbilt University (B.A.) Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D.) | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | known_for = | salary = | net_worth = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | religion = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | nickname = | allegiance = | branch = | serviceyears = | rank = | unit = | commands = | battles = | mawards = | footnotes = }} Waverly David Crenshaw Jr. (born December 17, 1956) is the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. BiographyCrenshaw was born on December 17, 1956 in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] Crenshaw received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978 from Vanderbilt University. He received a Juris Doctor in 1981 from Vanderbilt University Law School. From 1981 to 1982, he served as a law clerk to the Judges of the Chancery and Probate Court of Davidson County, Tennessee. From 1982 to 1984, he served as a law clerk to Judge John Trice Nixon of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. He served as Assistant Attorney General of the State of Tennessee from 1984 to 1987. From 1987 to 1990, he was an associate at the law firm of Passino, Delaney & Hildebrand. He joined the law firm of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP in 1990 as an associate, becoming partner in 1994; becoming the first African-American attorney and partner at the firm. He specializes in labor and employment law.[2][3][4][5] Federal judicial serviceOn February 4, 2015, President Obama nominated Crenshaw to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, to the seat vacated by Judge William Joseph Haynes Jr., who took senior status on December 1, 2014.[6][3] He received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 10, 2015.[7] On July 9, 2015 his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[8] The Senate confirmed his nomination on April 11, 2016, by a vote of 92 to 0.[9] He received his commission on April 12, 2016.[5] At the time of his confirmation, Crenshaw was only the second African-American federal judge on active status in Tennessee.[10] He became Chief Judge on April 15, 2017 after the resignation of Kevin H. Sharp.[5] Personal lifeCrenshaw was the first African American to become a member of the Belle Meade Country Club, a private golf club in Belle Meade, Tennessee, in 2012.[11] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lawyercentral.com/waverly-d-crenshaw-jr-interactive-profile--20-609658.html|title=Attorney Waverly D Crenshaw Jr – Lawyer in Nashville TN|website=www.lawyercentral.com}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/02/04/president-obama-nominates-two-serve-united-states-district-courts|title=President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the United States District Courts|date=4 February 2015|publisher=}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2015/02/04/nashvilles-waverly-crenshaw-jr-nominated-federal-judgeship/22895675/|title=Nashville's Waverly Crenshaw Jr. nominated to federal judgeship|publisher=}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wallerlaw.com/Our-People/Waverly-D-Crenshaw-Jr-|title=Official Biography at Waller, Lansden, Dortch & Davis, LLP.|publisher=}} 5. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/crenshaw-waverly-david-jr.|title=Crenshaw, Waverly David, Jr. – Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.gov}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/02/04/presidential-nominations-sent-senate|title=Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate|date=4 February 2015|publisher=}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/nominations-06-10-15|title=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|website=www.judiciary.senate.gov}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting%20-%20July%209,%202015.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 9, 2015|publisher=}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=2&vote=00044|title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 114th Congress – 2nd Session|website=www.senate.gov}} 10. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2016/04/11/senate-confirms-waverly-crenshaw-federal-judgeship/82898132/ | title=Senate confirms Waverly Crenshaw for federal judgeship | publisher=The Tennessean | date=April 11, 2016 | accessdate=April 11, 2016 | author=Troyan, Mary}} 11. ^{{cite news|last1=Meador|first1=Jonathan|title=Belle Meade Country Club Admits First Black Resident Member|url=https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/article/13045650/belle-meade-country-club-admits-first-black-resident-member|accessdate=December 13, 2017|work=Nashville Scene|date=November 5, 2012}} Sources
10 : 1956 births|Living people|African-American judges|African-American lawyers|Judges of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee|People from Nashville, Tennessee|Tennessee lawyers|United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama|Vanderbilt University Law School alumni|21st-century American judges |
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