Carlton W. Reeves
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2010 - Present
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2022 - Present
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Carlton Wayne Reeves is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. He joined the court in 2010 after a nomination from President Barack Obama.
Early life and education
A native of Fort Hood, Texas, Reeves earned his bachelor's degree from Jackson State University in 1986 and his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1989.[1]
Professional career
- 2010 - Present: Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
- 2001-2010: Private practice, Jackson, Miss.
- 1995-2001: Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Mississippi
- 1991-1995: Private practice, Jackson, Miss.
- 1991: Staff attorney, Mississippi Supreme Court
- 1989-1990: Law clerk, Hon. Reuben Anderson, Mississippi Supreme Court[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of Mississippi
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Carlton W. Reeves |
| Court: Southern District of Mississippi |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 235 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: April 28, 2010
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing: July 15, 2010
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| QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: August 5, 2010
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| Confirmed: December 19, 2010
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| Vote: Voice vote
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President Barack Obama nominated Reeves on April 28, 2010, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi vacated by William Barbour. The American Bar Association rated Reeves Unanimously Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Reeves' nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 15, 2010, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on August 5, 2010. Reeves was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on December 19, 2010, and he received his commission on December 20, 2010.[1][2][3]
Noteworthy cases
Three guilty of hate crime in Mississippi sentenced (2015)
In June 2011, James Craig Alexander, a 47-year-old car plant employee, was beaten and run over by three men he did not know. He subsequently died from his injuries. Convicted for this crime were three white men from Brandon, Mississippi: Deryl Paul Dedmon, John Aaron Rice and Dylan Wade Butler. The men confessed to police that, on that June night, they purposely sought out a black man to attack. Butler, the oldest of the three, was just 23-years-old at the time of sentencing in February 2015.
Judge Carlton Reeves issued sentences for the federal charges against the three defendants. Judge Reeves sentenced Rice to 18-and-a-half years in federal prison, and Reeves sentenced Butler to a seven-year sentence. Judge Reeves sentenced Dedmon to 50 years in federal prison. Dedmon also pleaded guilty to capital murder and perpetration of a statutorily defined hate crime on the state level, for which he received two life sentences.
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See also
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
- United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Carlton Wayne Reeves," accessed June 21, 2017
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1708 — Carlton W. Reeves — The Judiciary," accessed June 21, 2017
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 111th Congress," accessed June 21, 2017
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United States Sentencing Commission 2022-Present |
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi 2010-Present |
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Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Mississippi, Southern District of Mississippi • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Mississippi, Southern District of Mississippi
State courts:
Mississippi Supreme Court • Mississippi Court of Appeals • Mississippi circuit courts • Mississippi Chancery Court • Mississippi county courts • Mississippi justice courts • Mississippi youth courts • Mississippi Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Mississippi • Mississippi judicial elections • Judicial selection in Mississippi
