RIP U.S. District Judge Todd Campbell

[Tanuki]

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2021/04/11/former-us-district-judge-todd-campbell-dies/7150314002/

"U.S. District Judge Todd J. Campbell, a longtime Nashville resident who rose to counsel an American vice president before ascending to the federal bench, has died. He was 64.

The cause of death was multiple system atrophy, a neurodegenerative disease Campbell battled for years, according to Nashville attorney Byron Trauger, a partner in Trauger & Tuke and a longtime friend of Campbell’s.
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Campbell attended public schools in Nashville, graduating from McGavock High School in 1974, before attending Vanderbilt University and the University of Tennessee Law School. Campbell practiced law at Gullett, Sanford, Robinson and Martin in Nashville after his 1982 law school graduation, becoming an expert in Tennessee constitutional law and federal election law.

This expertise helped him become legal adviser to U.S. Sen. Al Gore Jr.’s 1988 presidential campaign. The Tennessee Democrat’s subsequent selection as Bill Clinton’s running mate in 1992 and the electoral win that followed brought Campbell to Washington, where he served as counsel to the transition and then counsel and director of administration in the vice presidential office. 
Gore called him a "steadfast protector" of the rights of Tennesseans and an advocate for those whose voices are often overlooked. 

"He was as thoughtful in his application of the law as he was warm and generous in his leadership and community service," Gore wrote in an email Sunday afternoon. "In his 21 years as a Judge, Todd never wavered in the hard work of bending the arc of the moral universe toward justice. I was fortunate to benefit from his wisdom and sage counsel during my time in the Senate and as Vice President and cherished his friendship and guidance in the years since."...(more)

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1. R.I.P.