Tripp Self
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
Assumed office
March 7, 2018
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byC. Ashley Royal
Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals
In office
January 1, 2017 – March 7, 2018
Appointed byNathan Deal
Preceded byMichael P. Boggs
Succeeded byE. Trenton Brown III
Chief Judge of the Georgia Superior Court
for the Macon Judicial Circuit
In office
January 1, 2014 – January 1, 2017
Preceded byS. Phillip Brown
Succeeded byEd Ennis
Judge of the Georgia Superior Court
for the Macon Judicial Circuit
In office
January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2017
Preceded byTommy Day Wilcox
Succeeded byDavid L. Mincey III
Personal details
Born (1968-11-25) November 25, 1968 (age 55)
Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican[1]
EducationThe Citadel (BSBA)
University of Georgia (JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1990–1994
Rank First Lieutenant
Awards
See list

Tilman Eugene "Tripp" Self III (born November 25, 1968) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia and a former Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals.

Education and career

Born on November 25, 1968,[2] Self received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in 1990 from The Citadel, graduating 9th out of his class of 516.[3] He served four years as a Field Artillery Officer in the United States Army. He received a Juris Doctor in 1997 from the University of Georgia School of Law.[4] In the summer of 1990 he was a laborer for his father's construction business and in 1996 he was a research assistant to professor Ronald D. Carlson at the University of Georgia School of Law. He engaged in the private practice of law for nine years at the Macon, Georgia law firm of Sell & Melton, LLP. Self was elected to the Macon County Superior Court from Macon in 2006, beginning service on January 1, 2007, and winning re-election in 2010 and 2014. He was chief judge from January 1, 2014, to January 1, 2017, with his tenure running from the retirement of his predecessor, S. Phillip Brown, to his elevation.[5] On November 9, 2016, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal appointed Self to the Georgia Court of Appeals to the seat vacated by Michael P. Boggs, with his term beginning January 1, 2017.[6][7][8] David L. Mincey III succeeded him, by appointment, on the Superior Court bench.[9] He became the 83rd judge of the Court of Appeals and ended his tenure on the state bench after being confirmed to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.[10][3]

Federal judicial service

On July 13, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Self to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, to the seat vacated by Judge C. Ashley Royal, who assumed senior status on September 1, 2016.[11][12] On October 4, 2017, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[13] On October 26, 2017, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[14] On March 1, 2018, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by an 85–12 vote.[15] On March 5, 2018, his nomination was confirmed by an 85–11 vote.[16] He received his commission on March 7, 2018.[17]

Notable cases

In February 2022, Self issued an injunction forbidding the Air Force from requiring an officer to be vaccinated against COVID-19, as against her religious objections. Responding to the Air Force's argument that vaccinations were necessary to promote military readiness, Self questioned the efficacy of the COVID vaccine, asking whether "a COVID-19 vaccine really provide more sufficient protection [than "natural immunity"]? This is especially curious given the number of people who have been and continue to be infected after becoming fully vaccinated and receiving a booster."[18]

Memberships

He has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2008.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Tilman Eugene Self, III" (PDF). Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  2. ^ Hubbell, Martindale (April 2000). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho (Volume 7 - 2000). Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561603763.
  3. ^ a b "Court of Appeals of Georgia: Tilman Self, Judge". www.gaappeals.us.
  4. ^ "Hon. Tilman Eugene Self, III Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com.
  5. ^ "Phil Brown, Bibb chief judge, set to retire at the end of 2013". Macon Telegraph. November 12, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  6. ^ "Judge Tripp Self appointed to Georgia Court of Appeals".
  7. ^ "Following the law not as easy as it sounds, outgoing judge will tell you".
  8. ^ Lee, Maggie (December 19, 2016). "Macon judge takes oath of office for higher court". The Telegraph. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  9. ^ "New judge named to Middle Georgia court".
  10. ^ "Tilman E. Self III". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  11. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Fifth Wave of Judicial Candidates". whitehouse.gov. July 13, 2017 – via National Archives.
  12. ^ "Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate Today". July 13, 2017. Archived from the original on July 14, 2017.
  13. ^ "Nominations | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov. October 4, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  14. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – October 26, 2017" (PDF). Senate Judiciary Committee.
  15. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Tilman Eugene Self III to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia)". United States Senate. March 1, 2018.
  16. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Tilman Eugene Self III, of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia)". United States Senate. March 5, 2018.
  17. ^ Tripp Self at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  18. ^ Volokh, Eugene (February 16, 2022). "Preliminary Injunction Bars Forced Retirement Based on Air Force Officer's Religious Refusal of Vaccination". The Volokh Conspiracy.

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Legal offices Preceded byTommy Day Wilcox Judge of the Georgia Superior Court for the Macon Judicial Circuit 2007–2017 Succeeded byDavid L. Mincey, III Preceded byS. Phillip Brown Chief Judge of the Georgia Superior Court for the Macon Judicial Circuit 2014–2017 Succeeded byEd Ennis Preceded byMichael P. Boggs Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals 2017–2018 Succeeded byE. Trenton Brown III Preceded byC. Ashley Royal Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia 2018–present Incumbent
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