Samuel H. Mays Jr.
Personal
Birthday:
1948
Birthplace:
Memphis, TN
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Tennessee, 1973-1995, 2000-2002
Office of Gov. Don Sundquist, Tennessee, 1995-2000; legal counsel 1995-1997; deputy and chief of staff, 1997-2000
Education
Name of School:
Amherst College
Degree:
B.A.
Degree Year:
1970
Name of School - Second:
Yale University Law School
Located in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale Law School, is one of the world's premier law schools. It offers an unmatched environment of excellence and educational intimacy in the form of world renowned faculty, small classes, limitless opportunities for clinical training, and strong encouragement of public service. Small by design, our impact on the world is measured by its accomplished graduates and its ongoing scholarship and outreach through 17 centers and projects.
Degree - Second:
J.D.
Degree Year - Second:
1973 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee
Court Name:
Tennessee Western District Court
President Nominating:
George W. Bush
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
5/10/2002
Retirement from Active Service:
7/1/2015