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American judge (born 1956)
Waverly David Crenshaw Jr.
(born December 17, 1956) is a
United States federal judge
of the
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
.
Biography
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Crenshaw was born on December 17, 1956, in
Nashville, Tennessee
.
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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.
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Federal judicial service
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On February 4, 2015, President
Barack 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 assumed
senior status
on December 1, 2014.
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He received a hearing before the
Senate Judiciary Committee
on June 10, 2015.
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On July 9, 2015, his nomination was reported out of committee by a
voice vote
.
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On April 11, 2016, the
Senate
confirmed his nomination by a 92?0 vote.
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He received his commission on April 12, 2016.
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At the time of his confirmation, Crenshaw was only the second African-American federal judge on active status in
Tennessee
.
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He became chief judge on April 15, 2017, after
Kevin H. Sharp
resigned.,
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completing a seven-year-term on April 15, 2024.
Personal life
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Crenshaw 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.
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See also
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References
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"Attorney Waverly D Crenshaw Jr ? Lawyer in Nashville TN"
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www.lawyercentral.com
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"President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the United States District Courts"
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whitehouse.gov
. 4 February 2015 – via
National Archives
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a
b
"Nashville's Waverly Crenshaw Jr. nominated to federal judgeship"
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The Tennessean
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"Official Biography at Waller, Lansden, Dortch & Davis, LLP"
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a
b
c
Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr.
at the
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
, a publication of the
Federal Judicial Center
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"Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate"
.
whitehouse.gov
. 4 February 2015 – via
National Archives
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"United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary"
.
www.judiciary.senate.gov
. 10 June 2015.
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"Results of Executive Business Meeting ? July 9, 2015"
(PDF)
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"On the Nomination (Confirmation Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr., of Tennessee, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee)"
.
www.senate.gov
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Troyan, Mary (April 11, 2016).
"Senate confirms Waverly Crenshaw for federal judgeship"
.
The Tennessean
. Retrieved
April 11,
2016
.
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Meador, Jonathan (November 5, 2012).
"Belle Meade Country Club Admits First Black Resident Member"
.
Nashville Scene
. Retrieved
December 13,
2017
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