Callie Granade

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Callie Granade is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama ^[1]. Grande is the Chief Judge of the Court, serving with the Clerk of Court as the court's lead administrative officer. She joined the court in 2002 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.

Early life and education

A native of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Granade graduated from Hollins College with her Bachelor's Degree in 1972 and later graduated from the University of Texas Law School with her Juris Doctorate 1975^[1].

Legal career

Granade started her legal career in 1975 as a law clerk for former Federal Appeals Judge John Godbold in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. In 1976, Granade joined the US Attorney's Office in the Southern District of Alabama as a Assistant US Attorney. She served in this position from 1977 until 2001, when she was appointed as an interim US Attorney by President George W. Bush^[1]. She remained an interim US Attorney until her appointment to the Federal Bench in 2001.

Federal judicial career

On the unanimous recommendation of Senators Jeff Sessions and Richard Shelby, Granade was nominated by President George W. Bush on September 4, 2001 to a seat vacated by Alex Howard, Jr. as Howard completeley retired from Federal Judicial Service in senior status. Granade was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February 4, 2002, and received commission on February 12, 2002. Granade has been Chief Judge of the Court since 2003^[1].

Steroid case

Judge Granade sentenced a Colorado doctor to 21 months (1 year, 7 months) in federal prison for dispensing anabolic steroids outside his professional practice^[2]. Dr. Kelly Wade Tucker of Colorado signed a plea agreement which resulted in the sentenced The case was a probe into a Mobile-area pharmacy that shipped steroids illegally to hundreds of people^[2].

An affidavit said that Brett Branch, a business associate sent Tucker order forms for patients seeking steroids and human growth hormone^[2].

Tucker will undergo another trial on separate charges in January of 2010^[2].

References

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2004	Alvarez • Benton • Boyko • Covington • Diamond • Harwell • Kelley • Schiavelli • Schneider • Starrett • Watson
2005	Alito • Barrett • Batten • Bianco • Brown • Burgess • Conrad • Cox • Crotty • Delgado-Colon • Dever • DuBose • Griffin • Griffith • Johnston • Kendall • Larson • Ludington • Mattice • McKeague • Neilson • Owen • Pryor • Roberts • Sandoval • Schiltz • Seabright • Smoak • Van Tatenhove • Vitaliano • Watkins • Zouhary
2006	Besosa • Bumb • Chagares • Cogan • Gelpi • Golden • Gordon • Gorsuch • Guilford • Hillman • Holmes • Ikuta • D. Jordan • K. Jordan • Kavanaugh • Miller • Moore • Shepherd • Sheridan • Smith • Whitney • Wigenton
2007	Anderson • Aycock • Bailey • Bryant • Davis • DeGiusti • Dow • Elrod • Fairbank • Fischer • Frizzell • Gutierrez • Hall • Hardiman • Haynes • Howard • Jarvey • Jones • Jonker • Kapala • Kays • Laplante • Limbaugh • Lioi • Livingston • Maloney • Mauskopf • Mendez • Miller • Neff • O'Connor • O'Grady • O'Neill • Osteen • Ozerden • Reidinger • Sammartino • Schroeder • Settle • Smith • Snow • Southwick • Suddaby • Sullivan • Thapar • Tinder • Van Bokkelen • Wood • Wright • Wu
2008	Agee • Anello • Arguello • Brimmer • Gardephe • Goldberg • Jones • Kethledge • Lawrence • Matsumoto • Melgren • Murphy • Scriven • Seibel • Slomsky • Trenga • Waddoups • White