Clifton L. Corker
Clifton L. Corker | |
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Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee | |
Assumed office April 30, 2015 | |
Personal details | |
Education |
James Madison University, (B.B.A.) William & Mary Law School, (J.D.) |
Clifton L. Corker is a United States magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee and an announced nominee to be a United States District Judge of the same court.
Education
Corker received his Bachelor of Business Administration from James Madison University and his Juris Doctor from William & Mary Law School.[1]
Legal career
Once he graduated from law school, Corker clerked for then-Magistrate Judge Cynthia D. Kinser of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. He had his own law firm, the Law Office of Clifton Corker in Johnson City, Tennessee. There, he maintained a diverse practice, handling matters as varied as complex civil litigation and capital murder cases. In 2015 he was appointed as a magistrate judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee.[1]
Intent to nominate to district court
On October 10, 2018 President Trump announced his intent to nominate Corker to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
References
- 1 2 "President Donald J. Trump Announces Fourteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Thirteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Eighth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees" White House, October 10, 2018
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