Marc T. Treadwell

Marc Thomas Treadwell (born August 6, 1955) is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.

Marc T. Treadwell
Treadwell in 2019
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
Assumed office
July 1, 2020
Preceded byClay D. Land
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
Assumed office
June 22, 2010
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byHugh Lawson
Personal details
Born (1955-08-06) August 6, 1955
Fort Campbell, Kentucky, U.S.
EducationValdosta State University (BA)
Mercer University (JD)

Early life and education

Treadwell was born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky in 1955 and graduated from Blackshear High School in 1973.[1] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978 from Valdosta State University and a Juris Doctor in 1981 from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University.[2][3]

Career

From 1981 to 1985, Treadwell served as an associate for the Atlanta law firm of Kilpatrick & Cody (now Kilpatrick Stockton). He then served as an associate for the Macon, Georgia law firm Chambless, Higdon & Carson LLP from 1985 until 1987 and then as a partner with that firm from 1987 until 2000. From 2000 until 2010, Treadwell was a partner in the Macon, Georgia firm Adams, Jordan & Treadwell, where he specialized in personal injury and wrongful death.[4] He also has been an adjunct professor at his alma mater, the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University, since 1998.[3]

Federal judicial service

On February 4, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Treadwell to serve on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, to fill the vacancy created by Judge Hugh Lawson, who assumed senior status at the end of 2008.[2][5] On March 18, 2010, the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary reported Treadwell's nomination out of committee by a voice vote.[6] The United States Senate confirmed Treadwell on June 21, 2010 by an 89–0 vote.[7] He received his commission on June 22, 2010.[3] He has served as Chief Judge since July 1, 2020.[8]

References
  1. Lynn Gaskins, Obama selects Blackshear native, The Blackshear Times (February 10, 2010).
  2. President Obama Nominates Four to Serve on the United States District Court Bench Archived 2017-02-16 at the Wayback Machine, whitehouse.gov (February 4, 2010).
  3. Marc T. Treadwell at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  4. Amy Leigh Womack, Macon attorney Treadwell nominated for federal judgeship, Macon Telegraph (February 5, 2010).
  5. Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate 2/4/10 Archived 2017-02-16 at the Wayback Machine, whitehouse.gov (February 4, 2010).
  6. "Results of Executive Business Meeting - March 18, 2010" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  7. "On the Nomination (Confirmation Marc T. Treadwell, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia)". United States Senate. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  8. "NEWS RELEASE" (PDF). Office of the Clerk. United States District Court Middle District of Georgia. July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
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