Braden Boucek Sworn In to Serve as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee

NASHVILLE - Braden Boucek was sworn in on December 24, 2025, as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. In a brief ceremony, Judge Whitney Hermandorfer of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit administered the oath of office at the Fred D. Thompson Federal Courthouse in Nashville.

Mr. Boucek was nominated by President Donald J. Trump on July 1, 2025, and was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 18, 2025. In that role, he serves as the chief federal prosecutor and legal representative of the United States for the 32 counties and approximately 2.9 million residents of Middle Tennessee.

"I want to thank President Trump for nominating me to this important position and Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty for their strong support during the confirmation process. I am deeply humbled by the trust placed in me to defend the life, liberty, and property of a sovereign people. I thank the American people for giving me the opportunity to once again secure the blessings of liberty as protected by the Constitution and laws of the United States. I am eager to get to work."

Prior to becoming United States Attorney, Mr. Boucek served as the senior vice president of litigation at the Southeastern Legal Foundation having previously served as the vice president of legal affairs at the Beacon Center. Mr. Boucek has extensive experience as a prosecutor, starting his career at the Tennessee Attorney General's Office before serving for two years as an Assistant District Attorney General in Williamson County. He was a federal prosecutor for ten years, first serving as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Western District of Tennessee from 2005 to 2011. From 2011 to 2015, Mr. Boucek was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Middle District of Tennessee, the district he will now lead as the United States Attorney.

During his legal career, Mr. Boucek has tried multiple jury trials at the state and federal level and argued dozens of cases before state and federal appellate courts including the Tennessee Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Mr. Boucek earned his B.A. at the University of Richmond and his J.D. from Florida State University College of Law. He has been practicing law in Tennessee since 2001.

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