The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to approve the nominations of Waverly Crenshaw as a U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee and Travis McDonough as a U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
Attorney McDonough, who now serves as the chief of staff to Mayor Andy Berke, will take the place of Judge Curtis Collier at Federal Court. Judge Collier is moving to senior status.
Judge Sandy Mattice will become senior judge.
Senator Lamar Alexander said, “Tennessee will be well-served by Waverly Crenshaw and Travis McDonough. They are men of good character and good temperament, and I am glad the Judiciary Committee voted to approve the nominations so that their nominations can now be considered by the full Senate.”
Earlier this month, Senator Alexander, along with Senator Bob Corker, neither of whom is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced attorneys Crenshaw and McDonough to the committee when it met to consider their nominations. They now await confirmation by the full Senate