Macon Federal Court Nominee is Third-Generation Judge, Army Vet
President Donald Trump's pick for an opening on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia is a bow-tie wearing, college football-officiating, turkey-hunting champion, as well as an Army veteran and third-generation judge.
July 17, 2017 at 05:03 PM
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President Donald Trump's pick for an opening on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia is a bow-tie wearing, college football-officiating, turkey-hunting champion, as well as an Army veteran and third-generation judge.
Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Tilman “Tripp” Self III, from Macon, commutes about 80 miles each way to his job in Atlanta—preferably in a Ford pickup with a cup of Dunkin' Donuts coffee and lots of cream.
But he hasn't had to make that trip for long. Gov. Nathan Deal appointed Self only months ago to succeed Judge Michael Boggs, whom Deal appointed to succeed Justice Hugh Thompson on the Georgia Supreme Court. The governor made the announcement the day after Trump's election in November. The appointments took effect at the beginning of 2017.
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