Travis Randall McDonough

Travis Randall McDonough (born 1972) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee and former chief of staff and counselor to the mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Travis Randall McDonough
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Incumbent
Assumed office September 10, 2020
Preceded by	Pamela L. Reeves
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Incumbent
Assumed office December 10, 2015
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Curtis Lynn Collier
Personal details
Born	Travis Randall McDonough 1972 (age 48–49) Chattanooga, Tennessee
Education	Sewanee: The University of the South (B.A.) Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D.)

Biography

McDonough was raised in Powell's Crossroads in Marion County, Tennessee, and graduated from Whitwell High School. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1994 from Sewanee: The University of the South, where he was named a Harry S Truman scholar. He received a Juris Doctor in 1997 from Vanderbilt University Law School. He served as an associate at the Chattanooga, Tennessee law firm of Miller & Martin, from 1997 to 2004, and as a partner at that firm from 2005 to 2013, additionally serving as head of the firm's litigation department from 2012 to 2013. During his service at that firm, he litigated a wide variety of civil and criminal matters in Federal and State courts. From 2013 to 2015, he served as chief of staff and counselor to the mayor of Chattanooga.[1][2]

Federal judicial service

On November 20, 2014, President Obama nominated McDonough to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, to the seat vacated by Judge Curtis Lynn Collier, who took senior status on October 31, 2014.[3] On December 16, 2014 his nomination was returned to the President due to the sine die adjournment of the 113th Congress. On January 7, 2015, President Obama renominated him to the same position.[4] He received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 10, 2015.[5] On July 9, 2015 his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[6] On December 7, 2015 the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a vote of 89–0.[7] He received his judicial commission on December 10, 2015.[2] He became Chief Judge on September 10, 2020 following the death of Pamela L. Reeves.

References

1. "President Obama Nominates Three to Serve on the United States District Courts". 20 November 2014.
2. "McDonough, Travis Randall – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
3. "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". 20 November 2014.
4. "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". 7 January 2015.
5. "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov.
6. "Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 9, 2015" (PDF).
7. "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 114th Congress – 1st Session". www.senate.gov.

External links

• Travis Randall McDonough at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Travis Randall McDonough at Ballotpedia