Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Trimble in October 2010. Judge Trimble received a bachelor of science degree in 1975 from the United States Military Academy and a juris doctorate in 1981 from Case Western Reserve University. From 2009 to October 2010, he served as deputy circuit executive, Office of the Circuit Executive, 11th Judicial Circuit of the United States, Atlanta, Ga. From 2004 to 2009, he was an assistant district attorney, Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit, Hamilton, Ga. From 1975 to 2004, Judge Trimble served in the U.S. Army in various capacities including circuit trial judge, Fort Benning, Ga., chief legislative counsel, Department of the Army and deputy chief legal counsel, Fort Gordon, Ga. Judge Trimble is a member of the Indiana State Bar and the State Bar of Georgia.