Aleta Arthur Trauger
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Born 1945.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Sep 22, 1998
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Oct 21, 1998
- Commissioned
- Oct 22, 1998
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Middle District of Tennessee, 1993-1998
Education
- B.A., Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, 1968
- M.A.T., Vanderbilt University, 1972
- J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School, 1976
Career
- Clerk and associate, private practice, Tennessee, 1974-1977
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Middle District of Tennessee, 1977-1979, 1980-1982
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1979-1980
- Private practice, 1983-1984, 1985-1991
- Legal counsel, College of Charleston, 1984-1985
- Chief of staff, Mayor Phil Bredesen, Nashville, Tennessee, 1991-1992
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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