J. P. Boulee

J. P. Boulee
Judge of the Georgia Superior Court
for the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit
Assumed office
May 12, 2015
Appointed by Nathan Deal
Preceded by Eleanor Louise Ross
Personal details
Education Washington and Lee University (BA)
University of Georgia School of Law (JD)
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Army
Rank Captain

Jean-Paul "J.P." Boulee is an American lawyer from Georgia; he currently serves as a Judge of the DeKalb County Georgia Superior Court and is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Education

Boulee earned his Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Washington and Lee University, and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law.[1]

Upon graduation from law school, Boulee served as a law clerk to Judge Orinda Dale Evans of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Boulee then served as a Captain in the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, where he tried dozens of cases as both a prosecutor and defense attorney.

Boulee then became a partner in the Atlanta, Georgia, office of Jones Day, where he was a member of the Corporate Criminal Investigations and Business and Tort Litigation practice groups, and worked until becoming a state judge.[1]

State court service

Boulee serves as a Judge of the DeKalb County Superior Court, where he founded the DeKalb County Veterans Treatment Court and is a member of the State Bar of Georgia’s Judicial Procedure and Administration/Uniform Rules Committee.[1] He was appointed to the court on May 12, 2015, by Governor Nathan Deal; he replaced Judge Eleanor Louise Ross who was appointed to the federal district court.[2]

Nomination to federal district court

On August 27, 2018 President Trump announced his intent to nominate Boulee to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Upon the announcement of his nomination, both Georgia Senators Johnny Isakson and David Perdue voiced their support.[3] On August 28, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. He was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge William S. Duffey Jr., who retired on July 1, 2018.[4] His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "President Donald J. Trump Announces Seventeenth Wave of Judicial Nominees". whitehouse.gov. August 27, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ "2 DeKalb judges appointed by Gov. Deal". ajc. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  3. ↑ "DeKalb Judge J.P. Boulee nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia". Decaturish. August 27, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, August 28, 2018
Legal offices
Preceded by
Eleanor Louise Ross		 Judge of the Georgia Superior Court for the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit
2015–present		 Incumbent
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