Julie E. Carnes Explained

Julie E. Carnes
Office:Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Term Start:June 18, 2018
Office1:Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Term Start1:July 31, 2014
Term End1:June 18, 2018
Appointer1:Barack Obama
Predecessor1:James Larry Edmondson
Successor1:Britt Grant
Office2:Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Term Start2:January 1, 2009
Term End2:July 31, 2014
Predecessor2:Jack Tarpley Camp Jr.
Successor2:Thomas W. Thrash Jr.
Office3:Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Term Start3:February 10, 1992
Term End3:July 31, 2014
Appointer3:George H. W. Bush
Predecessor3:Robert H. Hall
Successor3:Michael Lawrence Brown
Office4:Member of the United States Sentencing Commission
Term Start4:1990
Term End4:1996[1]
Birth Name:Julie Elizabeth Carnes
Birth Date:31 October 1950
Birth Place:Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Education:University of Georgia (BA, JD)

Julie Elizabeth Carnes (born October 31, 1950) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Early life and education

Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Carnes is the daughter of Georgia state court judge Charles Carnes. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Georgia in 1972 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1975. She was a law clerk to Judge Lewis Render Morgan of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from 1975 to 1977.

Professional career

Carnes was an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia, from 1978 to 1990 and was Appellate Chief of the Criminal Division from 1987 to 1989. She was a member of the U.S. Attorney General's Advisory Committee on Sentencing Guidelines from 1988 to 1990 and was a Special Counsel to the U.S. Sentencing Commission in 1989 and a Commissioner on the U.S. Sentencing Commission from 1990 to 1996.

Federal judicial service

On August 1, 1991, Carnes was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia vacated by Robert H. Hall. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 6, 1992 and received her commission on February 10, 1992.[2] From 2009 to 2014 she served as chief judge. Her service as a district court judge was terminated on July 31, 2014 when she was elevated to the court of appeals.

On December 19, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Carnes to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit that was vacated by Judge James Larry Edmondson, who assumed senior status on July 15, 2012.[3] She received a hearing before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee on May 13, 2014.[4] On June 19, 2014, her nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[5] On July 16, 2014, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed a cloture motion on Carnes' nomination. On July 17, 2014, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 68–23 vote.[6] On July 21, 2014, her nomination was confirmed by a 94–0 vote.[7] She received her judicial commission on July 31, 2014. She assumed senior status on June 18, 2018.

Carnes is unrelated to Edward Earl Carnes, with whom she serves on the Eleventh Circuit.

Notes and References

  1. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pur1.32754075292882;view=2up;seq=106;skin=mobile Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, first session, on confirmation hearings on appointments to the federal judiciary. pt.7 (1993)
  2. Web site: Carnes, Julie E. - Federal Judicial Center. www.fjc.gov.
  3. Web site: President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the United States Courts of Appeals. National Archives. whitehouse.gov. 19 December 2013. 19 December 2013.
  4. Web site: Judicial Nominations. 13 May 2014 . United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
  5. Web site: Executive Business Meeting. Committee on the Judiciary. United States Senate. 19 June 2014.
  6. Web site: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Julie E. Carnes, of Georgia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit). United States Senate. 17 July 2014.
  7. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation Julie E. Carnes, of Georgia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit). United States Senate. 21 July 2014.