Terry L. Wooten
{{Short description|American judge (born 1954)}}
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| office = Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
| term_start = February 28, 2019
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| office1 = Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
| term_start1 = January 16, 2013
| term_end1 = February 28, 2019
| predecessor1 = Margaret B. Seymour
| successor1 = Robert Bryan Harwell
| office2 = Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
| term_start2 = November 26, 2001
| term_end2 = February 28, 2019
| appointer2 = George W. Bush
| predecessor2 = Seat established by 114 Stat. 2762
| successor2 = Joseph Dawson III
| office3 = Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
| term_start3 = 1999
| term_end3 = 2001
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1954}}
| birth_place = Louisville, Kentucky
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Terry L. Wooten (born 1954) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
Education and career
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Wooten received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Carolina in 1976 and a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1980. He was in private practice in South Carolina from 1980 to 1982. He was an Assistant Solicitor, Richland County, South Carolina, from 1982 to 1986. He was a Chief counsel, United States Senate Judiciary Committee from 1986 to 1991. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the United States Attorney's Office, District of South Carolina from 1992 to 1999.
District court service
Wooten was nominated by President George W. Bush on September 4, 2001, to a new seat created by 114 Stat. 2762. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 8, 2001, and received his commission on November 26, 2001. He became Chief Judge on January 16, 2013. He assumed senior status on February 28, 2019.
Sources
- {{FJC Bio|nid=1391366}}
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Category:Assistant United States attorneys
Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
Category:United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
Category:Lawyers from Louisville, Kentucky
Category:United States magistrate judges