Yet another proud member of the constitutionalist Federalist Society nominated by President Donald Trump has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to fill a vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in Atlanta. The new federal judge, who lives in Decatur, is J.P. Boulee. He has served on the DeKalb County Superior Court since his appointment by Gov. Nathan Deal in 2015.
J.P. Boulee
Yesterday’s confirmation of Boulee is yet another judicial triumph for Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. More federal judges have been confirmed during the first two years of the Trump administration than under any president in modern history.
During his time on the DeKalb bench, Boulee founded and presided over the county’s veterans’ treatment court. A one-time partner at the Jones Day law firm, Boulee served as a captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corps from 1997 to 2001. He received his undergraduate degree from Washington and Lee University and his law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law.
U.S. Sens. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and David Perdue, R-Ga.,praised the confirmation. “Judge Boulee has made Georgia and the United States proud during his service as a Judge Advocate General in the U.S. Army and as a judge in DeKalb County, where he has worked to help our country’s veterans,” Isakson said. “President Trump has chosen an outstanding legal professional to fill this judicial vacancy,” Perdue added.
