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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Dec 21, 2020

The U.S. Senate voted 54-41 last week to approve Charles E. "Chuck" Atchley Jr. as U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Chattanoogan.com reports. In announcing the news, Sen. Lamar Alexander said Atchley has worked for nearly 20 years on behalf of East Tennesseans in the federal court system. “He has tried more than 100 cases and has served as the first assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee. I have spoken to all of the judges in the Eastern District, and they all gave him high recommendations,” he said. The appointment quickly followed Senate approval of Katherine Crytzer to be a judge in the same district.