Harry Sandlin Mattice Jr.

Harry Sandlin Mattice Jr. (born 1954) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.

Harry Sandlin Mattice Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Assumed office
March 10, 2020
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
In office
November 18, 2005 – March 10, 2020
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byRobert Allan Edgar
Succeeded byCharles Edward Atchley Jr.
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee
In office
2001–2005
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byCarl Kimmel Kirkpatrick[1]
Succeeded byJames Russell Dedrick[2]
Personal details
Born
Harry Sandlin Mattice Jr.

1954 (age 66–67)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
EducationUniversity of Tennessee (BS)
University of Tennessee College of Law (JD)

Education and career

Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Mattice received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Tennessee in 1976 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1981. He was in private practice in Tennessee from 1981 to 2001. He was a senior counsel to the United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs in 1997. He was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee from 2001 to 2005.

Federal judicial service

On July 28, 2005, Mattice was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee vacated by Robert Allan Edgar. Mattice was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 24, 2005, and received his commission on November 18, 2005. On October 8, 2019, Mattice announced his intent to take senior status on March 10, 2020.[3]

References
  1. "PN925 - Nomination of Harry Sandlin Mattice Jr. for Department of Justice, 107th Congress (2001-2002)". www.congress.gov. October 12, 2001.
  2. "PN473 - Nomination of James Russell Dedrick for Department of Justice, 110th Congress (2007-2008)". www.congress.gov. October 4, 2007.
  3. "Judge Sandy Mattice Announces Intention To Step Down As Federal Judge". www.chattanoogan.com. 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2020-03-10.

Sources
Legal offices
Preceded by
Carl Kimmel Kirkpatrick		 United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee
2001–2005		 Succeeded by
James Russell Dedrick
Preceded by
Robert Allan Edgar		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
2005–2020		 Succeeded by
Charles Edward Atchley Jr.
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