Andre Mathis

Andre Bernard Mathis[1] is an American lawyer who is a nominee to serve as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Andre Mathis
Personal details
Born
Andre Bernard Mathis
EducationUniversity of Memphis (BA, JD)

Education

Mathis earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Memphis in 2003 and a Juris Doctor from the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in 2007.[2]

Career

After graduating from law school, Mathis joined Glankler Brown as an associate. He has also worked as a pro bono attorney for the Tennessee Innocence Project. He served as a member of the Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel for the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee from 2010 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2020. He was also a member of the Federal Defender Evaluation Committee for the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from 2012 to 2013.[3][4][5] He served on the Disciplinary Hearing Committee of the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility from 2015 to 2021 and on the Shelby County Ethics Commission from 2013 to 2017.[3]

Nomination to court of appeals

On November 17, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Mathis to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit;[3] his nomination was sent to the Senate the following day. President Biden nominated Mathis to the seat vacated by Judge Bernice B. Donald, who will take senior status upon confirmation of her successor.[6] His nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

References
  1. "Andre B. Bernard Mathis Profile | Memphis, TN Lawyer". Martindale.com. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  2. "Celebrate Pro Bono Week: An Attorney's Perspective". JD Supra. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  3. "President Biden Names Tenth Round of Judicial Nominees". The White House. November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  4. Raymond, Nate (November 17, 2021). "Biden nominates Ghislaine Maxwell's judge, Memphis litigator to appeals courts". Reuters. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  5. "President Biden Nominates First Judge in Double-Red State". Reason.com. November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  6. "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 18, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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