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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 2, 2026

Braden H. Boucek was formally invested as the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee during a ceremony on June 26. Chief Judge William L. Campbell Jr. administered the oath of office while U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Judge Whitney Hermandorfer presided over the ceremony. Hermandorfer had administered Boucek's initial oath of office in December 2025. U.S. Republican Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty were on hand to deliver remarks recognizing Boucek's unanimous Senate confirmation and his record of public service. Boucek previously served an assistant U.S. attorney in Nashville and Memphis, an assistant attorney general for the state and an assistant district attorney. He most recently was vice president of litigation at the Southeastern Legal Foundation. Read more about the ceremony in a release from the U.S. attorney’s office.