John Thomas Fowlkes Jr.

b. 1951 · Washington, DC

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Western District of TennesseeJudgeBarack Obama (Democratic)Aug 1, 2012

Education

  • Valparaiso University, B.A., 1975
  • University of Denver College of Law (now Sturm College of Law), J.D., 1977

Professional Career

Law clerk, Memphis [Tennessee] Area Legal Services, 1978; Assistant public defender, Shelby County, Tennessee, 1978-1979; Assistant district attorney general, Shelby County, Tennessee, 1979-1989; Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Tennessee, 1989-2002; first assistant U.S. attorney, 1993-1997, 2001-2002; Chief administrative officer, Shelby County, Tennessee, 2002-2007; Judge, Tennessee Criminal Court, Thirtieth Judicial District, 2007-2012

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