Given the question: Read the bio below and try to give details on samuel h. mays , jr. . 's: - appointer - successor - predecessor - office - term end - term start - birth date - name - birth place - alma mater Bio: samuel hardwicke mays jr. -lrb- born 1948 -rrb- is a senior united states federal judge of the united states district court for the western district of tennessee . born in memphis , tennessee , mays received a b.a. from amherst college in 1970 and a j.d. from yale law school in 1973 . he was in private practice in tennessee from 1973 to 1995 , and was then legal counsel to the governor of tennessee , don sundquist , from 1995 to 1997 . he was a deputy and chief of staff to the governor from 1997 to 2000 , returning to private practice in tennessee from 2000 to 2002 . on january 23 , 2002 , mays was nominated by president george w. bush to a seat on the united states district court for the western district of tennessee vacated by jerome turner . mays was confirmed by the united states senate on may 9 , 2002 , and received his commission on may 10 , 2002 . he assumed senior status on july 1 , 2015 .
The answer is:
- appointer is george w. bush- successor is '' vacant ''- predecessor is jerome turner- office is senior the western district of tennessee judge of the united states judge district court for the western district of tennessee of the united states district court for- term end is july 1 , 2015- term start is july 1 , 2015 may 10 , 2002- birth date is 1948- name is samuel h. mays , jr. .- birth place is memphis , tennessee , u.s.- alma mater is amherst college yale law school