Julie Carnes

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Julie Carnes
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Current Court Information:
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Title:   Chief Judge
Position:   Seat #10
Station:   Atlanta, GA
Service:
Appointed by:   George H.W. Bush
Active:   2/10/1992 - Present
Chief:   2009 - Present
Preceded by:   Robert Hall
Personal History
Born:   1950
Home State:   Atlanta, GA
Bachelors:   U. of Georgia, BA., 1972
Law School:   U. of Georgia Law, J.D., 1975

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Julie E. Carnes is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. She joined the court in 1992 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush. Carnes has served as the chief judge of the court since 2009.[1]

Early life and education

Born in Atlanta, GA in 1950, Carnes graduated from Georgia with her Bachelor's degree in 1972 and later graduated from Georgia Law with her J.D. degree in 1975.[1]

Professional career

  • Law clerk, Hon. Lewis Morgan, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1975-1977
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Georgia, 1978-1990
  • Appellate chief, Criminal Division, 1987-1989
  • Member, U.S. Attorney General's Advisory Committee on Sentencing Guidelines, 1988-1990
  • Special counsel, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1989
  • Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1990-1996 [1]

Judicial career

Northern District of Georgia

Carnes was nominated by President George Bush on August 1, 1991 to a seat vacated by Robert Hall. Carnes was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February 6, 1992 on unanimous consent of the Senate and received commission on February 10, 1992. [2] Carnes has served as the chief judge of the Northern District of Georgia since 2009. [1]

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Federal judicial offices
Preceded by:
Robert Hall
Northern District of Georgia
1992–Current
Seat #10
Succeeded by:
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