Marc Thomas Treadwell
| Marc Treadwell | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia | |
| Assumed office June 22, 2010 |
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| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Hugh Lawson |
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| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) Fort Campbell, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Valdosta State University Mercer University |
Marc Thomas Treadwell (born 1955) is a United States district judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.
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Early life and education
Treadwell was born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky in 1955 and graduated from Blackshear High School in 1973.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree in 1978 from Valdosta State University and a law degree in 1981 from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University.[2]
Professional career
From 1981 until 1985, Treadwell served as an associate for the Atlanta law firm of Kilpatrick & Cody (now Kilpatrick Stockton). He then served as an associate for the Macon, Georgia law firm Chambless, Hidgon & Carson LLP from 1985 until 1987 and then as a partner with that firm from 1987 until 2000.
From 2000 until 2010, Treadwell was a partner in the Macon, Georgia firm Adams, Jordan & Treadwell, where he specialized in personal injury and wrongful death.[3] He also has been an adjunct professor at his alma mater, the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University, since 1998.
Federal judicial service
On February 4, 2010, President Obama nominated Treadwell to serve on the United States District for the Middle District of Georgia, to fill the vacancy created by Judge Hugh Lawson, who took senior status at the end of 2008.[2][4]
On March 18, 2010, the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary reported Treadwell's nomination to the full Senate. The full Senate confirmed Treadwell on June 21, 2010 in an 89–0 vote. He received his commission on June 22, 2010.
References
- ↑ Lynn Gaskins, Obama selects Blackshear native, The Blackshear Times (February 10, 2010).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 President Obama Nominates Four to Serve on the United States District Court Bench, whitehouse.gov (February 4, 2010).
- ↑ Amy Leigh Womack, Macon attorney Treadwell nominated for federal judgeship, Macon Telegraph (February 5, 2010).
- ↑ Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate 2/4/10, whitehouse.gov (February 4, 2010).
External links
- Marc Thomas Treadwell at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia 2010–present |
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