Waverly David Crenshaw Jr.
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Born 1956.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Feb 4, 2015
- Senate vote
- 92 to 0
- Confirmed
- Apr 11, 2016
- Commissioned
- Apr 12, 2016
Education
- B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1978
- J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School, 1981
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. C. Allen High, Hon. Robert S. Brandt, and Hon. Irvin H. Kilcrease, Jr., Davidson County [Tennessee] Chancery Court, 1981-1982
- Law clerk, Hon. John T. Nixon, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, 1982-1984
- Assistant attorney general, State of Tennessee, 1984-1987
- Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1987-2016
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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