Eli Jeremy Richardson
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Born 1967.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jan 8, 2018
- Senate vote
- 52 to 43
- Confirmed
- Oct 11, 2018
- Commissioned
- Oct 18, 2018
Education
- B.S.E., Duke University, 1989
- J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School, 1992
Career
- 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-
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, July 13, 2017; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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