Clifton L. Corker
Clifton L. Corker | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee | |
Assumed office July 22, 2019 | |
Appointed by | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | J. Ronnie Greer |
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee | |
In office May 1, 2015 – July 22, 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
Education | James Madison University (BBA) College of William & Mary (JD) |
Clifton Leland Corker (born 1967) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
Education
Corker received a Bachelor of Business Administration from James Madison University and a Juris Doctor from William & Mary Law School.[1]
Career
After graduating from law school, Corker clerked for then-Magistrate Judge
Federal judicial service
On April 30, 2015, Corker was appointed a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. His service as a magistrate judge terminated upon appointment to the district court.[1]
On October 10, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Corker to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. On November 13, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Corker to the seat vacated by Judge J. Ronnie Greer, who took senior status on June 30, 2018.[2] On November 28, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[3]
On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under
On June 19, 2023, Corker ruled (in the case of Ultima Services Corp. v. US Department of Agriculture) that the
On February 23, 2024, Corker issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) from enforcing rules to the extent those rules "prohibit student-athletes from negotiating compensation for [name, image, or likeness ('NIL')] with any third-party entity," including boosters and booster-led collectives.[12][13]
Personal life
Corker is unrelated to former
References
- ^ National Archives. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Twenty Six Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, November 13, 2018
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for November 28, 2018
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees", White House, January 23, 2019
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 23, 2019
- ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 7, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
- ^ On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Clifton L. Corker to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee), United States Senate, July 17, 2019
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Clifton L. Corker, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee)". United States Senate. July 18, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ Clifton L. Corker at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- E.D. Tenn. 2023-07-19), Text.
- ^ Volokh, Eugene (2023-07-19). "District Court Strikes Down Race Preference in USDA's and SBA's Contracting Schemes". Reason. Archived from the original on 2023-07-26.
- ^ https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/attorneygeneral/documents/pr/2024/pr25-18.pdf
- ^ https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/another-brick-in-the-wall-ncaa-enjoined-9154813/
- ^ Corker, Bob (October 11, 2018). "Corker Statement on Nomination of Clifton Corker to be U.S. District Court Judge for Eastern District of Tennessee". United States Senate. corker.senate.gov. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
External links
- Clifton L. Corker at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Clifton L. Corker at Ballotpedia