Jeffrey Uhlman Beaverstock is Chief U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama. Nominated by President Donald Trump and confirmed in 2018, he previously practiced civil and commercial litigation in Mobile, Alabama and served as an Airborne Ranger infantry officer in the U.S. Army. He earned a BA at The Citadel in 1991 and his law degree at the University of Alabama in 1998. He practiced in Mobile from 1998 until joining the federal bench in 2018 and became chief judge in 2021.
A U.S. citizen construction worker in Alabama was detained by ICE three times despite showing a valid REAL ID each time. His lawsuit challenges DHS's warrantless site raids, and a federal judge temporarily blocked the practices in September 2026.