Federal judicial career Jack Tarpley Camp Jr.




1 federal judicial career

1.1 nomination
1.2 senate judiciary committee
1.3 notable cases
1.4 senior status





federal judicial career

when camp nearing 45, united states district judge charles allen moye jr. announced taking senior status. camp, had never been judge nor active in local politics, had successful legal practice. camp said restless try new.


after read of moye s pending retirement, camp said law partners talked me applying job. @ time, 1 of partners john stuckey, state chairman of republican party. vouched party credentials, judge said. had never been active in party politics.


georgia s united states senators, sam nunn , wyche fowler, both of whom camp knew, vouched him.


nomination

on december 18, 1987, camp nominated president reagan seat on united states district court northern district of georgia vacated moye. camp confirmed united states senate on april 19, 1988, , received commission on april 20, 1988. served chief judge 2006 2008.


after camp nominated, fowler introduced him senate judiciary committee.


senate judiciary committee

that fall, after series of contentious hearings, senate rejected reagan’s united states supreme court nomination of robert bork, judge on united states court of appeals district of columbia circuit. time camp appeared before senate judiciary committee, near end of reagan s second term, , senate had failed confirm 35 of judicial nominees.


but support of both of georgia s democratic senators , united states senator strom thurmond of south carolina, ranking republican on judiciary committee, camp said nomination approved. thurmond backed camp because citadel graduate, judge recalled, telling senate committee, need know next man graduated finest military institution in country.


notable cases

larry lonchar: in 1995 camp issued temporary stay of execution convicted killer larry lonchar 2 hours before die. lonchar claimed wanted executed contended wanted die lethal injection, not in electric chair, preserve organs donation. stay later overturned eleventh circuit court of appeals.


secretary of state karen handel: camp has handled several voting rights cases , sat on three-judge panel u.s. district judge william s. duffey jr. , eleventh u.s. circuit judge stanley f. birch jr. regarding request injunction against georgia’s secretary of state handel. case centered on handel’s decision purge voter lists statewide , notice more 50,000 registered voters potentially ineligible vote. panel decided voters flagged potentially ineligible vote in election have use challenged ballot.


dekalb county sheriff-elect derwin brown assassination: melvin d. walker , david i. ramsey charged joining in december 2000 assassination of dekalb county sheriff-elect derwin brown. dekalb sheriff sidney dorsey, whom brown had beaten in runoff election in fall of 2000, convicted of arranging brown’s murder. walker, deputy , former marine sharpshooter, had been identified triggerman pumped 12 bullets brown. ramsey identified 1 of backup shooters @ scene. after dekalb jury acquitted walker , ramsey of brown’s murder in 2002, federal prosecutors launched own investigation, securing grand jury indictment in 2004 charging 2 men using interstate communications—cell phones—to facilitate brown’s murder. camp sentenced 2 men serve life without parole.


physician philip astin: philip c. astin, iii, 52, of carrollton, georgia, sentenced camp serve 10 years in federal prison conviction on 175 counts of illegally dispensing prescription drugs 2002 until arrest in 2007.


state representative walter ronnie sailor, jr.: walter ronnie (“ron”) sailor, jr., 33, of norcross, georgia, sentenced camp on charges of money laundering , wire fraud.


professional wrestler “hardbody” harrison norris: cedric jackson, 41, of atlanta, georgia , aimee allen, 37, formerly of cartersville, georgia, , of clarence, new york, sentenced camp on charges of conspiracy engage in sex trafficking, related sex trafficking organization led former professional wrestler harrison norris jr. michelle achuff, 25, of lafayette, tennessee, , leslie smith, 22, of macon, georgia, sentenced making false statements fbi agents regarding norris’ criminal activities.


senior status

after turned 65 in october 2008, camp notified president george w. bush taking senior status on december 31, 2008.








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