Thomas W. Thrash Jr.
| Thomas Woodrow Thrash Jr. | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia | |
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Assumed office July 31, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Julie E. Carnes |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia | |
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Assumed office August 1, 1997 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Robert L. Vining Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Thomas Woodrow Thrash Jr. 1951 (age 65–66) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Education |
University of Virginia (B.A.) Harvard Law School (J.D.) |
Thomas Woodrow Thrash Jr. (born 1951) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Thrash received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia in 1973 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1976. He was in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia from 1976 to 1977. He was then an assistant district attorney of Fulton County District Attorney's Office from until 1980. He resumed his private practice in Atlanta from 1981 to 1997. He was a Law professor at Georgia State University from 1986 to 1997.
On January 7, 1997, Thrash was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia vacated by Robert L. Vining Jr.. Thrash was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 31, 1997, and received his commission on August 1, 1997. He became Chief Judge on July 31, 2014.
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