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Samuel H. Mays, Jr.
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Senior status since July 1, 2015.
Confirmed 97 to 0Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- January 23, 2002
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- April 25, 2002
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), May 2, 2002
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 97 to 0
- Confirmed
- May 9, 2002
- Commissioned
- May 10, 2002
- Senior status
- Since July 1, 2015
- American Bar Association rating
- Qualified
Born 1948, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Private practice, Tennessee, 1973-1995, 2000-2002
- Office of Gov. Don Sundquist, Tennessee, 1995-2000; legal counsel 1995-1997; deputy and chief of staff, 1997-2000
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