Brian Charles Lea

b. 1983 · Montreal, Canada

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Western District of TennesseeJudgeDonald J. Trump (Republican)

Education

  • Union University, Jackson, Tennessee, B.A., 2006
  • University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 2009

Professional Career

Law clerk, Hon. Edward Carnes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2009-2010; Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 2010-2011, 2012-2014, 2017-2025; Law clerk, Hon. Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court of the United States, 2011-2012; Visiting assistant professor, University of Georgia School of Law, 2015-2017; Deputy associate attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2025-2026

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