Travis R. McDonough
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Short description|American judge (born 1972)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Travis R. McDonough
| honorific-suffix =
| image = Travis Randall McDonough.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| office = Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
| term_start = September 10, 2020
| term_end =
| predecessor = Pamela L. Reeves
| successor =
| office1 = Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
| term_start1 = December 10, 2015
| term_end1 =
| appointer1 = Barack Obama
| predecessor1 = Curtis Lynn Collier
| successor1 =
| pronunciation =
| birth_name = Travis Randall McDonough
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1972}}
| birth_place = Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| death_cause =
| resting_place =
| resting_place_coordinates =
| citizenship =
| nationality =
| party =
| otherparty =
| height =
| spouse =
| partner =
| relations =
| children =
| parents =
| mother =
| father =
| relatives =
| residence =
| education = Sewanee: The University of the South (BA)
Vanderbilt University (JD)
| occupation =
| profession =
| known_for =
| salary =
| net_worth =
| cabinet =
| committees =
| portfolio =
| religion =
| awards =
| signature =
| signature_alt =
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
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.
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 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 Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke.{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/11/20/president-obama-nominates-three-serve-united-states-district-courts|work=whitehouse.gov|title=President Obama Nominates Three to Serve on the United States District Courts|via=National Archives|date=November 20, 2014}}{{FJC Bio|nid=1394821|inline=yes}}
=Federal judicial service=
On November 20, 2014, President Barack 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 assumed senior status on October 31, 2014.{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/11/20/presidential-nominations-sent-senate|work=whitehouse.gov|title=Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate|via=National Archives|date=November 20, 2014}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/01/07/presidential-nominations-sent-senate|work=whitehouse.gov|title=Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate|via=National Archives|date=January 7, 2015}} He received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 10, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/nominations-06-10-15|title=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|website=www.judiciary.senate.gov}} On July 9, 2015, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.{{cite web|url=http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting%20-%20July%209,%202015.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 9, 2015|publisher=}} On December 7, 2015, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a 89–0 vote.{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00332|title=On the Nomination (Confirmation Travis Randall McDonough, of Tennessee, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District)|website=www.senate.gov}} He received his judicial commission on December 10, 2015. He became chief judge on September 10, 2020, following the death of Pamela L. Reeves.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{FJC Bio|nid=1394821}}
- {{Ballotpedia|Travis_Randall_McDonough}}
{{s-start}}
{{s-legal}}
{{s-bef|before=Curtis Lynn Collier}}
{{s-ttl|title={{nowrap|Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee}}|years=2015–present}}
{{s-inc|rows=2}}
{{s-bef|before=Pamela L. Reeves}}
{{s-ttl|title={{nowrap|Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee}}|years=2020–present}}
{{s-end}}
{{United States 6th Circuit district judges}}
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:McDonough, Travis R.}}
Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Category:Lawyers from Chattanooga, Tennessee
Category:Sewanee: The University of the South alumni
Category:Political chiefs of staff
Category:United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama