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Katherine Amber Crytzer

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Born 1984.

Federal judicial service

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Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

Appointed by
Donald J. Trump (Republican)
Nominated
Sep 22, 2020
Senate vote
48 to 47
Confirmed
Dec 16, 2020
Commissioned
Dec 22, 2020

Education

  • B.S., Middle Tennessee State University, 2006
  • J.D., George Mason University School of Law (now Antonin Scalia Law School), 2009

Career

  • Law clerk, Hon. Raymond W. Gruender, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2009-2010
  • Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2010-2014
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Kentucky, 2014-2017
  • Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice, 2017-2020
  • acting chief of staff, 2017
  • chief of staff, 2017-2019
  • acting deputy assistant attorney general, 2019-2020
  • principal deputy assistant attorney general, 2020

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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