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Martha Craig Daughtrey

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Senior status. Born 1942.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Appointed by
William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Nominated
Aug 6, 1993
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
Nov 20, 1993
Commissioned
Nov 22, 1993
Senior status
Jan 1, 2009

Education

  • B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1964
  • J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School, 1968

Career

  • Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1968
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, Middle District of Tennessee, 1968-1969
  • Assistant district attorney, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Tennessee, 1969-1972
  • Faculty, Vanderbilt University Law School, 1972-1982, 1988-1990
  • assistant professor of law, 1972-1975
  • lecturer in law, 1975-1982
  • adjunct professor of law, 1988-1990
  • Associate judge, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, Middle Division, 1975-1990
  • Associate justice, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1990-1993

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

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