Carlton W. Reeves
Carlton Reeves | |
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Reeves in 2022 | |
| Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission | |
| Assumed office August 5, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Charles Breyer (acting) |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi | |
| Assumed office December 20, 2010 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | William H. Barbour Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carlton Wayne Reeves April 11, 1964 Fort Hood, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | Jackson State University (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
| Awards | Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal (2019) |
Carlton Wayne Reeves (born April 11, 1964) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi and chair of the United States Sentencing Commission.
Reeves was the district court judge in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022), the case that resulted in the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade (1973).