Political Quotes

“in December of 2014, Judge William Joseph Haynes, Jr., of the Middle District of Tennessee, assumed senior status, creating a vacancy on the Middle District bench. That vacancy has resulted in increased caseloads for the three active Federal district judges--Judge Sharp, Judge Campbell, and Judge Trauger. Fortunately, help is on the way. In June, Senator Corker and I had the pleasure of introducing Waverly Crenshaw to the Senate Judiciary Committee when it met to consider his nomination. I was pleased that the committee agreed with our position, and they reported out his nomination by voice vote the following month. It's easy to see why Tennesseans support Mr. Crenshaw and are excited about his nomination--and the prospect that the Senate will confirm him tonight. He was born in Nashville, and then he stayed--attending Vanderbilt University for both college and law school. After law school, he clerked for Judge John Nixon in the Middle District of Tennessee, the same court where we hope he will soon serve. After his clerkship, he worked for the Tennessee attorney general before entering private practice. In 1987 he became an associate of a small labor and employment law firm in Nashville. In 1990 he joined one of our largest firms--Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis--where he is currently a partner.…”