Marc Thomas Treadwell (born August 6, 1955) is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.

Early life and education

Treadwell was born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky in 1955 and graduated from Blackshear High School in 1973.Lynn Gaskins
Obama selects Blackshear native
''The Blackshear Times'' (February 10, 2010). He earned a

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degree in 1978 from Valdosta State University and a

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in 1981 from the

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at Mercer University.President Obama Nominates Four to Serve on the United States District Court Bench
, ''

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'' (February 4, 2010).

Career

From 1981 to 1985, Treadwell served as an associate for the Atlanta law firm of Kilpatrick & Cody (now

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). He then served as an associate for the

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law firm Chambless, Higdon & Carson LLP from 1985 until 1987 and then as a partner with that firm from 1987 until 2000. From 2000 until 2010, Treadwell was a partner in the

firm Adams, Jordan & Treadwell, where he specialized in personal injury and wrongful death.Amy Leigh Womack
Macon attorney Treadwell nominated for federal judgeship
'' Macon Telegraph'' (February 5, 2010). He also has been an adjunct professor at his alma mater, the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University, since 1998.

Federal judicial service

On February 4, 2010, President

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nominated Treadwell to serve on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, to fill the vacancy created by Judge Hugh Lawson, who assumed

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at the end of 2008. On March 18, 2010, the

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reported Treadwell's nomination out of committee by a

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. The

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confirmed Treadwell on June 21, 2010 by an 89–0 vote. He received his commission on June 22, 2010. He has served as Chief Judge since July 1, 2020.

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