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Edward Stanton
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 16, 2010
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byDavid Kustoff
Personal details
Born1972 (age 51–52)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Memphis

Edward L. Stanton III (born 1972) is the United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee and is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.

Biography

Stanton was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1972 and is a lifelong Memphian, graduating from Central High School in Memphis. Stanton received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science in 1994 from the University of Memphis. He received a Juris Doctor in 1997 from the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis. He began his career as an associate in the Law Offices of Charles E. Carpenter, P.C., from 1997 to 2000. He served as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Memphis Law Division, from 2000 to 2001. From 2001 to 2002, he was an associate in the Memphis office of the law firm Armstrong Allen PLLC. From 2002 to 2010, he was Senior Counsel in the Litigation Department of Federal Express Corporation. Since 2010, he has served as United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee.

Service as United States Attorney

On April 14, 2010, President Obama nominated Stanton to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, in lieu of David F. Kustoff, who had resigned. His nomination was reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 24, 2010 and he was confirmed by voice vote on August 5, 2010. He received his commission and was sworn in on August 16, 2010.

Nomination to district court

On May 21, 2015, President Obama nominated Stanton to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, to the seat being vacated by Judge Samuel H. Mays, Jr., who is taking senior status on July 1, 2015. His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He received a hearing before the Judiciary Committee on September 30, 2015.

References

  1. Official Biography at the Department of Justice
  2. Profile at Main Justice
  3. "President Obama Nominates Edward L. Stanton III to Serve on the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee" White House, May 21, 2015
  4. "President Obama Nominates Seven to Serve as U.S. Attorneys" White House, April 14, 2010
  5. "Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate" White House, April 14, 2010
  6. The Wiley Report
  7. "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, May 21, 2015
  8. "Nominations", United States Senate Judiciary Committee, September 30, 2015

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