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District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader">(M.D. Tenn.)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tennessee-middle.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Tennessee-middle.gif/150px-Tennessee-middle.gif" decoding="async" width="150" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Tennessee-middle.gif 1.5x" data-file-width="168" data-file-height="172" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MDTenn_map.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/MDTenn_map.PNG/250px-MDTenn_map.PNG" decoding="async" width="250" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/MDTenn_map.PNG/375px-MDTenn_map.PNG 1.5x, 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Campbell Jr.">William L. Campbell Jr.</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Officers of the court</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Attorney" title="United States Attorney">U.S. Attorney</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Thomas J. Jaworski (acting)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marshals_Service" title="United States Marshals Service">U.S. Marshal</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Denny Wade King</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tnmd.uscourts.gov/">www<wbr />.tnmd<wbr />.uscourts<wbr />.gov</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee</b> (in <a href="/wiki/Case_citation" title="Case citation">case citations</a>, <b>M.D. Tenn.</b>) is the federal trial court for most of <a href="/wiki/Middle_Tennessee" title="Middle Tennessee">Middle Tennessee</a>. Based at the <a href="/wiki/Estes_Kefauver_Federal_Building_and_United_States_Courthouse" title="Estes Kefauver Federal Building and United States Courthouse">Estes Kefauver Federal Building and United States Courthouse</a> in <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville</a>, it was created in 1839 when Congress added a third district to the state. Tennessee—along with <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a>—is located within the area covered by <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Sixth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit</a>, and appeals are taken to that court (except for <a href="/wiki/Patent" title="Patent">patent</a> claims and claims against the U.S. government under the <a href="/wiki/Tucker_Act" title="Tucker Act">Tucker Act</a>, which are appealed to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a>). </p><p>As of January 11, 2023<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Tennessee&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/United_States_attorney" class="mw-redirect" title="United States attorney">United States attorney</a> is <a href="/wiki/Henry_C._Leventis" title="Henry C. Leventis">Henry C. Leventis</a>. </p><p>The Middle District has three divisions. (1) The Columbia Division comprises the counties of <a href="/wiki/Giles_County,_Tennessee" title="Giles County, Tennessee">Giles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hickman_County,_Tennessee" title="Hickman County, Tennessee">Hickman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Tennessee" title="Lawrence County, Tennessee">Lawrence</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lewis_County,_Tennessee" title="Lewis County, Tennessee">Lewis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marshall_County,_Tennessee" title="Marshall County, Tennessee">Marshall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maury_County,_Tennessee" title="Maury County, Tennessee">Maury</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wayne_County,_Tennessee" title="Wayne County, Tennessee">Wayne</a>. (2) The Northeastern Division comprises the counties of <a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Tennessee" title="Clay County, Tennessee">Clay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cumberland_County,_Tennessee" title="Cumberland County, Tennessee">Cumberland</a>, <a href="/wiki/DeKalb_County,_Tennessee" title="DeKalb County, Tennessee">DeKalb</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fentress_County,_Tennessee" title="Fentress County, Tennessee">Fentress</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_Tennessee" title="Jackson County, Tennessee">Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Macon_County,_Tennessee" title="Macon County, Tennessee">Macon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Overton_County,_Tennessee" title="Overton County, Tennessee">Overton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pickett_County,_Tennessee" title="Pickett County, Tennessee">Pickett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Putnam_County,_Tennessee" title="Putnam County, Tennessee">Putnam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Smith_County,_Tennessee" title="Smith County, Tennessee">Smith</a>, and <a href="/wiki/White_County,_Tennessee" title="White County, Tennessee">White</a>. (3) The Nashville Division comprises the counties of <a href="/wiki/Cannon_County,_Tennessee" title="Cannon County, Tennessee">Cannon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cheatham_County,_Tennessee" title="Cheatham County, Tennessee">Cheatham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Davidson_County,_Tennessee" title="Davidson County, Tennessee">Davidson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dickson_County,_Tennessee" title="Dickson County, Tennessee">Dickson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Houston_County,_Tennessee" title="Houston County, Tennessee">Houston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Humphreys_County,_Tennessee" title="Humphreys County, Tennessee">Humphreys</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Tennessee" title="Montgomery County, Tennessee">Montgomery</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robertson_County,_Tennessee" title="Robertson County, Tennessee">Robertson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rutherford_County,_Tennessee" title="Rutherford County, Tennessee">Rutherford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stewart_County,_Tennessee" title="Stewart County, Tennessee">Stewart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sumner_County,_Tennessee" title="Sumner County, Tennessee">Sumner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trousdale_County,_Tennessee" title="Trousdale County, Tennessee">Trousdale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Williamson_County,_Tennessee" title="Williamson County, Tennessee">Williamson</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wilson_County,_Tennessee" title="Wilson County, Tennessee">Wilson</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Tennessee&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Tennessee" class="mw-redirect" title="United States District Court for the District of Tennessee">United States District Court for the District of Tennessee</a> was established with one judgeship on January 31, 1797, by 1 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-1-496">496</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-S391_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S391-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fjctn_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fjctn-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The judgeship was filled by President <a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a>'s appointment of <a href="/wiki/John_McNairy" title="John McNairy">John McNairy</a>. Since Congress failed to assign the district to a circuit, the court had the jurisdiction of both a district court and a circuit court. Appeals from this one district court went directly to the United States Supreme Court. </p><p>On February 13, 1801, in the famous "<a href="/wiki/Judiciary_Act_of_1801" class="mw-redirect" title="Judiciary Act of 1801">Midnight Judges</a>" Act of 1801, 2 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-2-89">89</a>, Congress abolished the U.S. district court in Tennessee,<sup id="cite_ref-fjctn_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fjctn-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and expanded the number of circuits to six, provided for independent circuit court judgeships, and abolished the necessity of Supreme Court Justices riding the circuits. It was this legislation which created the grandfather of the present Sixth Circuit. The act provided for a "Sixth Circuit" comprising two districts in the State of Tennessee, one district in the State of Kentucky and one district, called the Ohio District, composed of the Ohio and Indiana territories (the latter including the present State of Michigan). The new Sixth Circuit Court was to be held at "Bairdstown" in the District of Kentucky, at Knoxville in the District of East Tennessee, at Nashville in the District of West Tennessee, and at Cincinnati in the District of Ohio. Unlike the other circuits which were provided with three circuit judges, the Sixth Circuit was to have only one circuit judge with district judges from Kentucky and Tennessee comprising the rest of the court. Any two judges constituted a quorum. New circuit judgeships were to be created as district judgeships in Kentucky and Tennessee became vacant.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The repeal of this Act restored the District on March 8, 1802, 2 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-2-132">132</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-fjctn_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fjctn-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The District was divided into the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee">Eastern</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee">Western</a> Districts on April 29, 1802.<sup id="cite_ref-S391_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S391-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 24, 1807, Congress again abolished the two districts and created the United States Circuit for the District of Tennessee. On March 3, 1837, Congress assigned the judicial district of Tennessee to the Eighth Circuit. On June 18, 1839, by 5 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-5-313">313</a>, Congress divided Tennessee into three districts, Eastern, Middle, and Western.<sup id="cite_ref-S391_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S391-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fjctn_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fjctn-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-C42_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C42-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Again, only one judgeship was allotted for all three districts. On July 15, 1862, Congress reassigned appellate jurisdiction to the Sixth Circuit. Finally, on June 14, 1878, Congress authorized a separate judgeship for the Western District of Tennessee, at which time President <a href="/wiki/Rutherford_B._Hayes" title="Rutherford B. Hayes">Rutherford B. Hayes</a> appointed <a href="/wiki/David_M._Key" title="David M. Key">David M. Key</a> as judge for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Tennessee. The first judge to serve only the Middle District of Tennessee was <a href="/wiki/John_J._Gore" title="John J. Gore">John J. Gore</a>, appointed by <a href="/wiki/Warren_G._Harding" title="Warren G. Harding">Warren G. Harding</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_judges">Current judges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Tennessee&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Current judges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of April 15, 2024<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Tennessee&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="clear:left"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <th data-sort-type="number" rowspan="2"># </th> <th rowspan="2">Title </th> <th rowspan="2">Judge </th> <th rowspan="2">Duty station </th> <th rowspan="2">Born </th> <th colspan="3">Term of service </th> <th rowspan="2">Appointed by </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <th>Active </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Chief_judge_(United_States)" title="Chief judge (United States)">Chief</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Senior_status" title="Senior status">Senior</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">23 </td> <td>Chief Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_L._Campbell_Jr." title="William L. Campbell Jr.">William L. Campbell Jr.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville</a> </td> <td>1969 </td> <td>2018–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2024–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Donald_Trump" title="List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump">Trump</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">19 </td> <td>District Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aleta_Arthur_Trauger" title="Aleta Arthur Trauger">Aleta Arthur Trauger</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville</a> </td> <td>1945 </td> <td>1998–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Bill_Clinton" title="List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton">Clinton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">22 </td> <td>District Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waverly_D._Crenshaw_Jr." title="Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr.">Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville</a> </td> <td>1956 </td> <td>2016–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2017–2024 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Barack_Obama" title="List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama">Obama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">24 </td> <td>District Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eli_J._Richardson" title="Eli J. Richardson">Eli J. Richardson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville</a> </td> <td>1967 </td> <td>2018–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Donald_Trump" title="List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump">Trump</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Former_judges">Former judges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Tennessee&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Former judges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="clear: both"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <th># </th> <th>Judge </th> <th>State </th> <th>Born–died </th> <th>Active service </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Chief_judge_(United_States)" title="Chief judge (United States)">Chief Judge</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Senior_status" title="Senior status">Senior status</a> </th> <th>Appointed by </th> <th>Reason for<br />termination </th></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>1 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Brown, Morgan Welles"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Welles_Brown" title="Morgan Welles Brown">Morgan Welles Brown</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">TN</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1800–1853 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1839–1853<sup id="cite_ref-Jointly_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jointly-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Andrew_Jackson" title="List of federal judges appointed by Andrew Jackson">Jackson</a>/<a href="/wiki/Operation_of_law" title="Operation of law">Operation of law</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>2 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Humphreys, West Hughes"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/West_Hughes_Humphreys" title="West Hughes Humphreys">West Hughes Humphreys</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">TN</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1806–1882 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1853–1862<sup id="cite_ref-Jointly_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jointly-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Pierce,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Franklin_Pierce" title="List of federal judges appointed by Franklin Pierce"> Pierce</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">impeachment and conviction </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>3 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Trigg, Connally Findlay"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Connally_Findlay_Trigg_(judge)" title="Connally Findlay Trigg (judge)">Connally Findlay Trigg</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">TN</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1810–1880 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1862–1880<sup id="cite_ref-Eastern_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eastern-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Lincoln,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Abraham_Lincoln" title="List of federal judges appointed by Abraham Lincoln"> Lincoln</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>4 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Key, David M."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/David_M._Key" title="David M. Key">David M. Key</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">TN</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1824–1900 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1880–1895<sup id="cite_ref-Eastern_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eastern-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Hayes,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Rutherford_B._Hayes" title="List of federal judges appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes"> Hayes</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">retirement </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>5 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Clark, Charles Dickens"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Dickens_Clark" title="Charles Dickens Clark">Charles Dickens Clark</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">TN</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1847–1908 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1895–1908<sup id="cite_ref-Eastern_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eastern-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Cleveland,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Grover_Cleveland" title="List of federal judges appointed by Grover Cleveland"> Cleveland</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>6 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Sanford, Edward Terry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Edward_Terry_Sanford" title="Edward Terry Sanford">Edward Terry Sanford</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">TN</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1865–1930 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1908–1923<sup id="cite_ref-Eastern_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eastern-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Roosevelt, T."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Theodore_Roosevelt" title="List of federal judges appointed by Theodore Roosevelt">T. Roosevelt</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">elevation to <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Supreme Court of the United States">Supreme Court</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>7 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Gore, John J."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_J._Gore" title="John J. Gore">John J. Gore</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">TN</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1878–1939 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1923–1939 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Harding,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Warren_G._Harding" title="List of federal judges appointed by Warren G. Harding"> Harding</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>8 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Hicks, Xenophon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Xenophon_Hicks" title="Xenophon Hicks">Xenophon Hicks</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">TN</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1872–1952 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1923–1928<sup id="cite_ref-Eastern_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eastern-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Harding,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Warren_G._Harding" title="List of federal judges appointed by Warren G. Harding"> Harding</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">elevation to <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Sixth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit">6th Cir.</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>9 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Darr, Leslie Rogers"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Leslie_Rogers_Darr" title="Leslie Rogers Darr">Leslie Rogers Darr</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">TN</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1886–1967 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1939–1940<sup id="cite_ref-Eastern_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eastern-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Roosevelt, F."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt">F. Roosevelt</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">seat abolished </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>10 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Davies, Elmer David"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Elmer_David_Davies" title="Elmer David Davies">Elmer David Davies</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">TN</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1899–1957 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1939–1957 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1954–1957 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Roosevelt, F."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt">F. Roosevelt</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>11 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Miller, William Ernest"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/William_Ernest_Miller" title="William Ernest Miller">William Ernest Miller</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">TN</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1908–1976 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1955–1970 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1961–1970 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Eisenhower,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower"> Eisenhower</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">elevation to <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Sixth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit">6th Cir.</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>12 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Gray, Jr., Frank"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gray,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Frank Gray, Jr.">Frank Gray, Jr.</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">TN</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1908–1978 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1961–1977<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1970–1977 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1977–1978 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kennedy,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_John_F._Kennedy" title="List of federal judges appointed by John F. Kennedy"> Kennedy</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>13 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Morton, Leland Clure"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Leland_Clure_Morton" title="Leland Clure Morton">Leland Clure Morton</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">TN</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1916–1998 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1970–1984 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1977–1984 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1984–1998 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nixon,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Richard_Nixon" title="List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon"> Nixon</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>14 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Wiseman Jr., Thomas Anderton"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Anderton_Wiseman_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Anderton Wiseman Jr.">Thomas Anderton Wiseman Jr.</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">TN</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1930–2020 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1978–1995 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1984–1991 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1995–2011 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Carter,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Jimmy_Carter" title="List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter"> Carter</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">retirement </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>15 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Nixon, John Trice"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Trice_Nixon" title="John Trice Nixon">John Trice Nixon</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">TN</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1933–2019 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1980–1998 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1991–1998 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1998–2019 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Carter,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Jimmy_Carter" title="List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter"> Carter</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>16 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Higgins, Thomas Aquinas"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Aquinas_Higgins" title="Thomas Aquinas Higgins">Thomas Aquinas Higgins</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">TN</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1932–2018 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1984–1999 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1999–2018 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Reagan,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Ronald_Reagan" title="List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan"> Reagan</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>17 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Echols, Robert L."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Echols" title="Robert L. Echols">Robert L. Echols</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">TN</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1941–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1992–2007 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1998–2005 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2007–2010 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Bush, G.H.W."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_George_H._W._Bush" title="List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush">G.H.W. Bush</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">retirement </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>18 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Campbell, Todd J."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Todd_J._Campbell" title="Todd J. Campbell">Todd J. Campbell</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">TN</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1956–2021 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1995–2016 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2005–2012 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2016–2021 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Clinton,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Bill_Clinton" title="List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton"> Clinton</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>20 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Haynes Jr., William Joseph"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/William_Joseph_Haynes_Jr." title="William Joseph Haynes Jr.">William Joseph Haynes Jr.</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">TN</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1949–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1999–2014 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2012–2014 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2014–2017 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Clinton,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Bill_Clinton" title="List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton"> Clinton</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">retirement </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>21 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Sharp, Kevin H."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_H._Sharp" title="Kevin H. Sharp">Kevin H. Sharp</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">TN</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1963–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2011–2017 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2014–2017 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Obama,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Barack_Obama" title="List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama"> Obama</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">resignation </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Jointly-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Jointly_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jointly_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Jointly appointed to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee">Eastern</a>, Middle, and <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee">Western</a> Districts of Tennessee</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Eastern-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Eastern_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Eastern_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Eastern_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Eastern_6-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Eastern_6-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Eastern_6-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Jointly appointed to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee">Eastern</a> and Middle Districts of Tennessee</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">From 1862 to 1878, Judge Trigg was jointly appointed to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee">Western</a> District of Tennessee.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Recess_appointment" title="Recess appointment">Recess appointment</a>; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a> on February 7, 1962, and received commission on February 17, 1962.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chief_judges">Chief judges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Tennessee&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Chief judges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. </p><p>A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position. </p><p>When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire, on what has since 1958 been known as <a href="/wiki/Senior_status" title="Senior status">senior status</a>, or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Succession_of_seats">Succession of seats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Tennessee&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Succession of seats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" align="center" style="background:#999999;" width="200">Seat 1 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background:#999999;">Seat assigned on June 18, 1839 by 5 Stat. 313 (concurrent with Eastern and Western Districts) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Welles_Brown" title="Morgan Welles Brown">Brown</a></td> <td>1839–1853 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Hughes_Humphreys" title="West Hughes Humphreys">Humphreys</a></td> <td>1853–1862 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Connally_Findlay_Trigg_(judge)" title="Connally Findlay Trigg (judge)">Trigg</a></td> <td>1862–1880 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background:#999999;">Concurrency with Western District abolished on June 14, 1878 by 20 Stat. 132 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_M._Key" title="David M. Key">Key</a></td> <td>1880–1895 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Dickens_Clark" title="Charles Dickens Clark">Clark</a></td> <td>1895–1908 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Terry_Sanford" title="Edward Terry Sanford">Sanford</a></td> <td>1908–1923 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Xenophon_Hicks" title="Xenophon Hicks">Hicks</a></td> <td>1923–1928 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background:#999999;">Seat reassigned solely to Eastern District on May 23, 1928 pursuant to 42 Stat. 837 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" align="center" style="background:#999999;" width="200">Seat 2 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background:#999999;">Seat established on September 14, 1922 by 42 Stat. 837 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_J._Gore" title="John J. Gore">Gore</a></td> <td>1923–1939 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Elmer_David_Davies" title="Elmer David Davies">Davies</a></td> <td>1939–1957 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background:#999999;">Seat abolished on January 7, 1957 (temporary judgeship expired) </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" align="center" style="background:#999999;" width="200">Seat 3 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background:#999999;">Seat established on May 31, 1938 by 52 Stat. 584 (temporary, concurrent with Eastern District) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Leslie_Rogers_Darr" title="Leslie Rogers Darr">Darr</a></td> <td>1939–1940 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background:#999999;">Seat reassigned solely to Eastern District and made permanent on November 27, 1940 by 54 Stat. 1216 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 4 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Seat established on February 10, 1954 by 68 Stat. 8, 10 (temporary) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Seat became permanent upon the abolition of Seat 2 on January 7, 1957 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Ernest_Miller" title="William Ernest Miller">Miller</a></td> <td>1955–1970 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Leland_Clure_Morton" title="Leland Clure Morton">Morton</a></td> <td>1970–1984 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Aquinas_Higgins" title="Thomas Aquinas Higgins">Higgins</a></td> <td>1984–1999 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Joseph_Haynes_Jr." title="William Joseph Haynes Jr.">Haynes, Jr.</a></td> <td>1999–2014 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Waverly_D._Crenshaw_Jr." title="Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr.">Crenshaw, Jr.</a></b></td> <td>2016–present </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 5 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gray_Jr." title="Frank Gray Jr.">Gray, Jr.</a></td> <td>1962–1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_A._Wiseman_Jr." title="Thomas A. Wiseman Jr.">Wiseman, Jr.</a></td> <td>1978–1995 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Todd_J._Campbell" title="Todd J. Campbell">T. Campbell</a></td> <td>1995–2016 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Eli_J._Richardson" title="Eli J. Richardson">Richardson</a></b></td> <td>2018–present </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 6 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Trice_Nixon" title="John Trice Nixon">Nixon</a></td> <td>1980–1998 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Aleta_Arthur_Trauger" title="Aleta Arthur Trauger">Trauger</a></b></td> <td>1998–present </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 7 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Echols" title="Robert L. Echols">Echols</a></td> <td>1992–2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_H._Sharp" title="Kevin H. Sharp">Sharp</a></td> <td>2011–2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/William_L._Campbell_Jr." title="William L. Campbell Jr.">W. 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Thomas Anderson">Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Parker_(judge)" title="Tommy Parker (judge)">Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Norris_(judge)" title="Mark Norris (judge)">Norris</a></li> <li><i>1 seat vacant</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Senior_district_judges_of_the_Sixth_Circuit_Court_of_Appeals837" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:United_States_6th_Circuit_senior_district_judges" title="Template:United States 6th Circuit senior district judges"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:United_States_6th_Circuit_senior_district_judges" title="Template talk:United States 6th Circuit senior district judges"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:United_States_6th_Circuit_senior_district_judges" title="Special:EditPage/Template:United States 6th Circuit senior district judges"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Senior_district_judges_of_the_Sixth_Circuit_Court_of_Appeals837" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Senior district judges of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Sixth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit">Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Kentucky" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky">E. Kentucky</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_Bertelsman" title="William Bertelsman">Bertelsman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Martin_Hood" title="Joseph Martin Hood">Hood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_C._Reeves" title="Danny C. Reeves">Reeves</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Kentucky" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky">W. Kentucky</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ralph_Simpson_III" title="Charles Ralph Simpson III">Simpson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_H._McKinley_Jr." title="Joseph H. McKinley Jr.">McKinley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Michigan" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan">E. Michigan</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_A._Friedman" title="Bernard A. Friedman">Friedman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Hardy_Cleland" title="Robert Hardy Cleland">Cleland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Garlock_Edmunds" title="Nancy Garlock Edmunds">Edmunds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denise_Page_Hood" title="Denise Page Hood">Hood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_D._Borman" title="Paul D. Borman">Borman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Caram_Steeh_III" title="George Caram Steeh III">Steeh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_M._Lawson" title="David M. Lawson">Lawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gershwin_A._Drain" title="Gershwin A. Drain">Drain</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Michigan" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan">W. Michigan</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Jay_Quist" title="Gordon Jay Quist">Quist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janet_T._Neff" title="Janet T. Neff">Neff</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Ohio" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio">N. Ohio</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/James_G._Carr" title="James G. Carr">Carr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Oliver_Jr." title="Solomon Oliver Jr.">Oliver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_C._Economus" title="Peter C. Economus">Economus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_C._Nugent" title="Donald C. Nugent">Nugent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Anne_Gaughan" title="Patricia Anne Gaughan">Gaughan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_S._Gwin" title="James S. Gwin">Gwin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Polster" title="Dan Polster">Polster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_A._Boyko" title="Christopher A. Boyko">Boyko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Zouhary" title="Jack Zouhary">Zouhary</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Ohio" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio">S. Ohio</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Herbert_Rice" title="Walter Herbert Rice">Rice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herman_Jacob_Weber" title="Herman Jacob Weber">Weber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_L._Graham" title="James L. Graham">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandra_Beckwith" title="Sandra Beckwith">Beckwith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Susan_J._Dlott" title="Susan J. Dlott">Dlott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_M._Rose" title="Thomas M. Rose">Rose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_R._Barrett" title="Michael R. Barrett">Barrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timothy_Black" title="Timothy Black">Black</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee">E. Tennessee</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Allan_Edgar" title="Robert Allan Edgar">Edgar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Lynn_Collier" title="Curtis Lynn Collier">Collier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_W._Phillips_(judge)" title="Thomas W. Phillips (judge)">Phillips</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Ronnie_Greer" title="J. Ronnie Greer">Greer</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">M. Tennessee</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>None</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee">W. Tennessee</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/James_Dale_Todd" title="James Dale Todd">Todd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Phipps_McCalla" title="Jon Phipps McCalla">McCalla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_H._Mays_Jr." title="Samuel H. Mays Jr.">Mays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Daniel_Breen" title="J. Daniel Breen">Breen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_T._Fowlkes_Jr." title="John T. Fowlkes Jr.">Fowlkes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="United_States_federal_courts398" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:United_States_federal_courts" title="Template:United States federal courts"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a 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Circuit">3rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fourth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit">4th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fifth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit">5th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Sixth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit">6th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Seventh_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit">7th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eighth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit">8th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit">9th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Tenth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit">10th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eleventh_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit">11th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit">DC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit">Federal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_district_court" title="United States district court">District courts</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Alabama (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Alabama" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama">M</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Alabama" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Alabama" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama">S</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Alaska" title="United States District Court for the District of Alaska">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Arizona" title="United States District Court for the District of Arizona">Arizona</a></li> <li>Arkansas (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Arkansas" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Arkansas" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas">W</a>)</li> <li>California (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Central_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Central District of California">C</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of California">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of California">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of California">S</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Colorado" title="United States District Court for the District of Colorado">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Connecticut" title="United States District Court for the District of Connecticut">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Delaware" title="United States District Court for the District of Delaware">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Columbia" title="United States District Court for the District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a></li> <li>Florida (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Florida" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida">M</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Florida" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Florida" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida">S</a>)</li> <li>Georgia (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Georgia" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia">M</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Georgia" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Georgia" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia">S</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Hawaii" title="United States District Court for the District of Hawaii">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Idaho" title="United States District Court for the District of Idaho">Idaho</a></li> <li>Illinois (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Central_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois">C</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois">S</a>)</li> <li>Indiana (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Indiana" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Indiana" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana">S</a>)</li> <li>Iowa (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Iowa" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Iowa" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa">S</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Kansas" title="United States District Court for the District of Kansas">Kansas</a></li> <li>Kentucky (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Kentucky" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Kentucky" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky">W</a>)</li> <li>Louisiana (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Louisiana" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Louisiana" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana">M</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Louisiana" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana">W</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Maine" title="United States District Court for the District of Maine">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Maryland" title="United States District Court for the District of Maryland">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Massachusetts" title="United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li>Michigan (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Michigan" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Michigan" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan">W</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Minnesota" title="United States District Court for the District of Minnesota">Minnesota</a></li> <li>Mississippi (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Mississippi" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Mississippi" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi">S</a>)</li> <li>Missouri (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Missouri" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Missouri" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri">W</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Montana" title="United States District Court for the District of Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Nebraska" title="United States District Court for the District of 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