Thomas W. Thrash Jr.
| Thomas W. Thrash Jr. | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia | |
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Assumed office July 31, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Julie E. Carnes |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia | |
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Assumed office August 1, 1997 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Robert L. Vining Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1951 (age 64–65) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
University of Virginia Harvard Law School |
Thomas Woodrow Thrash Jr. (born 1951) is a United States federal judge and has been the Chief Judge of United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia since July 31, 2014.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Thrash received a B.A. from the University of Virginia in 1973 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1976. He was in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia from 1976 to 1977. He was then an assistant district attorney of Fulton County District Attorney's Office from until 1980. He resumed his private practice in Atlanta from 1981 to 1997. He was a Law professor at Georgia State University from 1986 to 1997.
On January 7, 1997, Thrash was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia vacated by Robert L. Vining Jr.. Thrash was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 31, 1997, and received his commission on August 1, 1997.
Sources
- Thomas W. Thrash Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by Julie E. Carnes |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia 2014–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Robert L. Vining Jr. |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia 1997–present | |