John Thomas Fowlkes Jr.
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Senior status. Born 1951.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Dec 16, 2011
- Senate vote
- 94 to 2
- Confirmed
- Jul 10, 2012
- Commissioned
- Aug 1, 2012
- Senior status
- Sep 1, 2022
Education
- B.A., Valparaiso University, 1975
- J.D., University of Denver College of Law (now Sturm College of Law), 1977
Career
- Law clerk, Memphis [Tennessee] Area Legal Services, 1978
- Assistant public defender, Shelby County, Tennessee, 1978-1979
- Assistant district attorney general, Shelby County, Tennessee, 1979-1989
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Tennessee, 1989-2002
- first assistant U.S. attorney, 1993-1997, 2001-2002
- Chief administrative officer, Shelby County, Tennessee, 2002-2007
- Judge, Tennessee Criminal Court, Thirtieth Judicial District, 2007-2012
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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