Tripp Self | |
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| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia | |
| Assumed office March 7, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | C. Ashley Royal |
| Judge of theGeorgia Court of Appeals | |
| In office January 1, 2017 – March 7, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Nathan Deal |
| Preceded by | Michael P. Boggs |
| Succeeded by | E. Trenton Brown III |
| Chief Judge of theGeorgia Superior Court for theMacon Judicial Circuit | |
| In office January 1, 2014 – January 1, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | S. Phillip Brown |
| Succeeded by | Ed Ennis |
| Judge of theGeorgia Superior Court for theMacon Judicial Circuit | |
| In office January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Tommy Day Wilcox |
| Succeeded by | David L. Mincey III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tilman Eugene Self III (1968-11-25)November 25, 1968 (age 57) |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Education | The Citadel (BSBA) University of Georgia (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1990–1994 |
| Rank |  First Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | Korean Demilitarized Zone (1991–1992) |
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Tilman Eugene "Tripp" Self III (born November 25, 1968) is aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia and a formerJudge of theGeorgia Court of Appeals.
Born on November 25, 1968,[2] Self received aBachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in 1990 fromThe Citadel, graduating 9th out of his class of 516.[3] He served four years as a Field Artillery Officer in theUnited States Army. He received aJuris Doctor in 1997 from theUniversity of Georgia School of Law.[4] In the summer of 1990 he was a laborer for his father's construction business and in 1996 he was a research assistant to professor Ronald D. Carlson at theUniversity of Georgia School of Law. He engaged in the private practice of law for nine years at theMacon,Georgia law firm of Sell & Melton, LLP. Self was elected to theMacon County Superior Court from Macon in 2006, beginning service on January 1, 2007, and winning re-election in 2010 and 2014. He was chief judge from January 1, 2014, to January 1, 2017, with his tenure running from the retirement of his predecessor, S. Phillip Brown, to his elevation.[5] On November 9, 2016,Georgia GovernorNathan Deal appointed Self to theGeorgia Court of Appeals to the seat vacated byMichael P. Boggs, with his term beginning January 1, 2017.[6][7][8] David L. Mincey III succeeded him, by appointment, on the Superior Court bench.[9] He became the 83rd judge of the Court of Appeals and ended his tenure on the state bench after being confirmed to theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.[10][3]
On July 13, 2017, PresidentDonald Trump nominated Self to serve as a United States District Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, to the seat vacated by JudgeC. Ashley Royal, who assumedsenior status on September 1, 2016.[11][12] On October 4, 2017, a hearing on his nomination was held before theSenate Judiciary Committee.[13] On October 26, 2017, his nomination was reported out of committee by avoice vote.[14] On March 1, 2018, theUnited States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by an 85–12 vote.[15] On March 5, 2018, his nomination was confirmed by an 85–11 vote.[16] He received his commission on March 7, 2018.[17]
In February 2022, Self issued aninjunction forbidding the Air Force from requiring an officer to be vaccinated againstCOVID-19, as against her religious objections. Responding to the Air Force's argument that vaccinations were necessary to promote military readiness, Self questioned the efficacy of the COVID vaccine, asking whether "a COVID-19 vaccine really provide more sufficient protection [than "natural immunity"]? This is especially curious given the number of people who have been and continue to be infected after becoming fully vaccinated and receiving a booster."[18]
He has been a member of theFederalist Society since 2008.[1]
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by Tommy Day Wilcox | Judge of theGeorgia Superior Court for theMacon Judicial Circuit 2007–2017 | Succeeded by David L. Mincey, III |
| Preceded by S. Phillip Brown | Chief Judge of theGeorgia Superior Court for theMacon Judicial Circuit 2014–2017 | Succeeded by Ed Ennis |
| Preceded by | Judge of theGeorgia Court of Appeals 2017–2018 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia 2018–present | Incumbent |
