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Eli Jeremy Richardson

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Active service.

Confirmed 52 to 43Confirmed from the official record
Appointed by
Donald J. Trump
Nominated
January 8, 2018
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
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Committee action
Reported (favorably), January 18, 2018
Senate vote
Recorded vote, 52 to 43
Confirmed
October 11, 2018
Commissioned
October 18, 2018
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1967, 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, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1992-1993
  • Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1993-1995
  • Private practice, Decatur, Georgia, 1995-1997
  • Private practice, Conyers, Georgia, 1997-1998
  • Special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Newark, New Jersey, 1998-2002
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Jersey, 2002-2004
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, Middle District of Tennessee, 2004-2010
  • Resident legal advisor, Office of Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training, U.S. Embassy, Belgrade, Serbia (on detail), 2009-2010
  • Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 2010-2018
  • Adjunct instructor, Belmont University College of Law, 2013-2015
  • Leadership staff, Legislative Research Commission, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 2016-2017
  • Adjunct professor, Vanderbilt University Law School, 2016-

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