Doug Overbey
J. Douglas Overbey | |
|---|---|
| United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee | |
| In office November 21, 2017 – February 28, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | William C. Killian |
| Succeeded by | Francis M. Hamilton III |
| Member of the Tennessee Senate from the 2nd district | |
| In office January 13, 2009 – November 21, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Raymond Finney |
| Succeeded by | Art Swann |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 20th district | |
| In office January 2001 – January 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Howard T. Kerr |
| Succeeded by | Bob Ramsey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 11, 1954 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Kay |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Maryville, Tennessee |
| Alma mater | Carson-Newman College, (B.A.) University of Tennessee College of Law (J.D.) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Doug Overbey (born December 11, 1954) is an American lawyer and former politician who served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee from 2017 to 2021. Prior to becoming the U.S. Attorney, he represented District 2 in the Tennessee Senate as a Republican from 2009 to 2017. Overbey was chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee and vice-chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. He is a senior partner and co-founder of the Robertson Overbey law firm and has served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Tennessee College of Law. Prior to becoming a state senator, Overbey served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. On February 8, 2021, he along with 55 other Trump-era attorneys were asked to resign.