Charles Edward Atchley Jr.
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Born 1966.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Sep 22, 2020
- Senate vote
- 54 to 41
- Confirmed
- Dec 17, 2020
- Commissioned
- Dec 22, 2020
Education
- B.A., University of Tennessee, 1989
- J.D., Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, 1993
Career
- Staff attorney, Family Inns of America, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, 1993-1994
- Private practice, Sevierville, Tennessee, 1994
- Assistant district attorney general, Fourth Judicial District, Tennessee, 1994-2001
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Tennessee, 2001-2020
- supervisory assistant U.S. attorney, 2006-2018
- first assistant U.S. attorney, 2018-2020
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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