Tripp Self

Tilman Eugene "Tripp" Self III (born November 25, 1968) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia and a former Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals.

Tripp Self
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
Assumed office
March 7, 2018
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byC. Ashley Royal
Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals
In office
January 1, 2017 – March 7, 2018
Appointed byNathan Deal
Preceded byNels S.D. Peterson
Succeeded byE. Trenton Brown III
Chief Judge of the Georgia Superior Court
for the Macon Judicial Circuit
In office
January 1, 2014 – January 1, 2017
Preceded byS. Phillip Brown
Succeeded byEd Ennis
Judge of the Georgia Superior Court
for the Macon Judicial Circuit
In office
January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2017
Preceded byTommy Wilcox
Succeeded byDavid Mincey
Personal details
Born
Tilman Eugene Self III

(1968-11-25) November 25, 1968
Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican[1]
EducationThe Citadel (BSBA)
University of Georgia (JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1990–1994
Rank First Lieutenant
Awards

Education and career

Born on November 25, 1968[2], Self received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in 1990 from The Citadel, graduating 9th out of his class of 516.[3] He served four years as a Field Artillery Officer in the United States Army. He received a Juris Doctor in 1997 from the University of Georgia School of Law.[4] In the summer of 1990 he was a laborer for his father's construction business and in 1996 he was a research assistant to professor Ronald D. Carlson at the University of Georgia School of Law. He engaged in the private practice of law for nine years at the Macon, Georgia law firm of Sell & Melton, LLP. Self was elected to the Georgia Superior Court from Macon in 2006, beginning service on January 1, 2007, and winning re-election in 2010 and 2014. He was chief judge from January 1, 2014, to January 1, 2017, with his tenure running from the retirement of his predecessor, S. Phillip Brown, to his elevation.[5] On November 9, 2016, Governor Nathan Deal appointed Self to the Georgia Court of Appeals to the seat vacated by Michael P. Boggs, with his term beginning January 1, 2017.[6][7][8] David L. Mincey III succeeded him, by appointment, on the Superior Court bench.[9] He became the 83rd judge of the Court of Appeals and ended his tenure on the state bench after being confirmed to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.[10][3]

Federal judicial service

On July 13, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Self to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, to the seat vacated by Judge C. Ashley Royal, who took senior status on September 1, 2016.[11][12] On October 4, 2017, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[13] On October 26, 2017, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[14] On March 1, 2018, the Senate voted 85–12 to invoke cloture on his nomination.[15] His nomination was confirmed by the Senate on March 5, 2018, in an 85–11 vote.[16] He received his commission on March 7, 2018.

Memberships

He has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2008.[1]

References
  1. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Tilman Eugene Self, III This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. Hubbell, Martindale (April 2000). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho (Volume 7 - 2000). Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561603763.
  3. "Court of Appeals of Georgia: Tilman Self, Judge". www.gaappeals.us.
  4. "Hon. Tilman Eugene Self, III Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com.
  5. http://www.macon.com/news/special-reports/lauren-giddings-murder/article30125484.html
  6. "Judge Tripp Self appointed to Georgia Court of Appeals".
  7. "Following the law not as easy as it sounds, outgoing judge will tell you".
  8. Lee, Maggie (December 19, 2016). "Macon judge takes oath of office for higher court". The Telegraph. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  9. "New judge named to Middle Georgia court".
  10. "Tilman E. Self III – Ballotpedia".
  11. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Fifth Wave of Judicial Candidates". July 13, 2017.
  12. "Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate Today". July 13, 2017. Archived from the original on July 14, 2017.
  13. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for October 4, 2017
  14. "Results of Executive Business Meeting – October 26, 2017, Senate Judiciary Committee" (PDF).
  15. U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress – 2nd Session United States Senate Vote Summary: Vote Number 44, United States Senate, March 1, 2018
  16. U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress – 2nd Session United States Senate Vote Summary: Vote Number 47, United States Senate, March 5, 2018
Legal offices
Preceded by
Tommy Wilcox		 Judge of the Georgia Superior Court for the Macon Judicial Circuit
2007–2017		 Succeeded by
David Mincey
Preceded by
S. Phillip Brown		 Chief Judge of the Georgia Superior Court for the Macon Judicial Circuit
2014–2017		 Succeeded by
Ed Ennis
Preceded by
Nels S.D. Peterson		 Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals
2017–2018		 Succeeded by
E. Trenton Brown III
Preceded by
C. Ashley Royal		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
2018–present		 Incumbent
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