Samuel H. Mays Jr.

Judge 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