Clifton L. Corker

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Clifton L. Corker
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Assumed office
July 22, 2019
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byJ. 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
Born1967 (age 53–54)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
EducationJames 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.

Education[]

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 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 took 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 voted 55–41 to invoke cloture on his nomination.[7] On July 18, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a vote of 55–39.[8] He received his judicial commission on July 22, 2019.

Personal life[]

Corker is unrelated to former U.S. Senator from Tennessee Bob Corker.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ 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. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Twenty Six Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, November 13, 2018
  3. ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for November 28, 2018
  4. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees", White House, January 23, 2019
  5. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 23, 2019
  6. ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 7, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ 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.

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