Julie E. Carnes
Personal
Law clerk, Hon. Lewis R. Morgan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1975-1977
Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Georgia, 1978-1990; appellate chief, Criminal Division, 1982-1990
Member, U.S. Attorney General`s Advisory Committee on Sentencing Guidelines, 1988-1990
Special counsel, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1989
Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1990-1996
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, December 19, 2013; no Senate vote
Education
University of Georgia School of Law
Impressive Faculty - Includes authors of some of our country's leading legal scholarship, recipients of UGA's highest award for teaching excellence, Fulbright scholars, former law clerks to the U.S. Supreme Court and other federal courts, and former editors in chief of law reviews as well as former trial and corporate attorneys. Talented Student Body - Among the most selective public law schools in the nation, with LSATs of entering students near the top 10 percent of test takers nationwide and outstanding undergraduate GPAs.