Education
Bachelor in English magna cum laude, Cornell College, Iowa, 1968; Master of Arts in Teaching, Vanderbilt University, 1972; Juris Doctor, Vanderbilt University, 1976.
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Aleta Arthur Trauger
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Teacher, Tennessee, England, 1970-1973;
associate, law clerk, Barrett, Brandt & Barrett, Professional Corporation, Nashville, 1974-1977;
assistant United State Attorneys, first assistant, chief of criminal division, Middle District Tennessee, 1977-1982;
assistant United State Attorneys, first assistant, chief of criminal division, Northern District Illinois, 1979-1980;
associate, Hollins, Wagster & Yarbrough, Professional Corporation, Nashville, 1983-1984;
legal counsel, College of Charleston, South Carolina., 1984-1985;
counsel, partner, Wyatt, Tarrant, Combs, Gilbert & Milom, Nashville, 1985-1991;
judge, Tennessee Court of the Judiciary, 1987-1993;
chief of staff, Mayor' General’ s Office, Nashville, 1991-1992;
bankruptcy judge, United States Bankruptcy Court (middle district) Tennessee, Nashville, 1993-1998;
district judge, United States District Court (middle district) Tennessee, Nashville, since 1998. Member hearing panel board professional responsibility Tennessee Supreme Court, 1983-1984, member of advisory commission on rules of civil and appellate procedure, 1989-1996. Lecturer Vanderbilt University School Law, 1986-1988, member Law School alumni board, 1989-1992.
Master of bench Harry Phillips American Inn of Court, 1990-1994. Member International Women's Forum, since 1993, vice president Tennessee chapter, 1996-1997. Member National Conference Bankruptcy Judges, 1994-1998, chairman ethics committee, 1994-1998.
TrusteeCornell College, since 1998.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Nashville Institute for Arts, since 1992, Miriam's Promise (adoptionagy.), 1995-1998, Renewal House, 1996-1998. Fellow American Bar Foundation, Tennessee Bar Foundation, Nashville Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association (vice Chairman of Commission on bankrupcty judges judicial administration divsn), FBA (vice president 1983-1984, 85-86), Nashville Bar Association (board directors 1984, 89-91), Lawyers Association for Women (president 1982-1983, board directors 1983-1984, 86-88), Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women (vice president 1988-1989, president 1989-1990, board directors 1990-1991), National Association Women Judges.
