Carlton Wayne Reeves
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Born 1964.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Apr 28, 2010
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Dec 19, 2010
- Commissioned
- Dec 20, 2010
Education
- B.A., Jackson State University, 1986
- J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1989
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Reuben V. Anderson, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1989-1990
- Staff attorney, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1990-1991
- Private practice, Jackson, Mississippi, 1991-1995, 2001-2010
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Mississippi, 1995-2001
- Chair, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2022-present
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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