United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

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The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (in case citations, E.D. Tenn.) is the federal court in the Sixth Circuit whose jurisdiction covers most of East Tennessee and a portion of Middle Tennessee. The court has jurisdiction over 41 counties, which are divided among four divisions. Based in Knoxville, Tennessee, it maintains branch facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee; Greeneville, Tennessee; and Winchester, Tennessee.

The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. Since January 5, 2021, the United States attorney has been Francis M. Hamilton III, first as interim United States attorney appointed by United States Attorney General Merrick Garland,[1] until appointed full United States attorney, on April 25, 2022, by the District Court itself, while still waiting for a Presidential appointee to be confirmed by the US Senate.[2]

The court was established by the Judiciary Act of 1801 ("Midnight Judges" Act) wherein Congress created a new Sixth Circuit with two districts in Tennessee. Since 1797, the state had been organized by Congress into one judicial district with one judge, John McNairy.

Tennessee – along with Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan – is located within the area covered by United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and appeals are taken to that court (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

History

The United States District Court for the District of Tennessee was established with one judgeship on January 31, 1797, by 1 Stat. 496.[3][4] The judgeship was filled by President George Washington's appointment of John McNairy. 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.

On February 13, 1801, in the famous "Midnight Judges" Act of 1801, 2 Stat. 89, Congress abolished the U.S. district court in Tennessee,[4] 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.[5]

The repeal of this Act restored the District on March 8, 1802, 2 Stat. 132.[4] The District was divided into the Eastern and Western Districts on April 29, 1802.[3] 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 Stat. 313, Congress divided Tennessee into three districts, Eastern, Middle, and Western.[3][4][6] 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 Rutherford B. Hayes appointed David M. Key as judge for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Tennessee. The first judge to serve only the Eastern District of Tennessee was Robert Love Taylor, appointed by Harry S. Truman.

Current judges

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# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
25 Chief Judge Travis R. McDonough Chattanooga 1972 2015–present 2020–present — Obama
21 District Judge Thomas A. Varlan Knoxville 1956 2003–present 2012–2019 — G.W. Bush
26 District Judge Clifton L. Corker Greeneville 1967 2019–present — — Trump
27 District Judge Charles E. Atchley Jr. Chattanooga 1966 2020–present — — Trump
28 District Judge Katherine A. Crytzer Knoxville 1984 2020–present — — Trump
17 Senior Judge Script error: No such module "Sort". inactive 1940 1985–2005 1998–2005 2005–present Reagan
19 Senior Judge Curtis Lynn Collier Chattanooga 1949 1995–2014 2005–2012 2014–present Clinton
20 Senior Judge Thomas W. Phillips Knoxville 1943 2002–2013 — 2013–present G.W. Bush
22 Senior Judge J. Ronnie Greer Greeneville 1952 2003–2018 — 2018–present G.W. Bush

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Former judges

# Judge State Born–died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination
1 Script error: No such module "Sort". TN 1762–1837 1802–1833[Note 1][Note 2] — — Washington/Operation of law resignation
2 Script error: No such module "Sort". TN 1800–1853 1834–1853[Note 2][Note 3] — — Script error: No such module "Sort". death
3 Script error: No such module "Sort". TN 1806–1882 1853–1862[Note 4] — — Script error: No such module "Sort". impeachment and conviction
4 Script error: No such module "Sort". TN 1810–1880 1862–1880[Note 5][Note 6] — — Script error: No such module "Sort". death
5 Script error: No such module "Sort". TN 1824–1900 1880–1895[Note 5] — — Script error: No such module "Sort". retirement
6 Script error: No such module "Sort". TN 1847–1908 1895–1908[Note 5] — — Script error: No such module "Sort". death
7 Script error: No such module "Sort". TN 1865–1930 1908–1923[Note 5] — — Script error: No such module "Sort". elevation to Supreme Court
8 Script error: No such module "Sort". TN 1872–1952 1923–1928[Note 5] — — Script error: No such module "Sort". elevation to 6th Cir.
9 Script error: No such module "Sort". TN 1885–1952 1928–1949 1948–1949 1949–1952 Script error: No such module "Sort". death
10 Script error: No such module "Sort". TN 1886–1967 1939–1961[Note 7] 1949–1961 1961–1967 Script error: No such module "Sort". death
11 Script error: No such module "Sort". TN 1899–1987 1949–1984[Note 8] 1961–1969 1984–1987 Script error: No such module "Sort". death
12 Script error: No such module "Sort". TN 1917–1982 1961–1982 1969–1982 — Script error: No such module "Sort". death
13 Script error: No such module "Sort". TN 1916–1989 1961–1982[Note 9] — 1982–1989 Script error: No such module "Sort". death
14 Script error: No such module "Sort". TN 1931–2016 1983–1984 1984 — Script error: No such module "Sort". elevation to 6th Cir.
15 Script error: No such module "Sort". TN 1926–2008 1983–2002 1984–1991 2002–2008 Script error: No such module "Sort". death
16 Script error: No such module "Sort". TN 1937–2007 1984–2002 1991–1998 2002–2007 Script error: No such module "Sort". death
18 Script error: No such module "Sort". TN 1934–2024 1988–2001 — 2001–2024 Script error: No such module "Sort". death
23 Script error: No such module "Sort". TN 1954–present 2005–2020 — 2020–2021 Script error: No such module "Sort". retirement
24 Script error: No such module "Sort". TN 1954–2020 2014–2020 2019–2020 — Script error: No such module "Sort". death

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  1. ↑ Reassigned from the District of Tennessee.
  2. ↑ a b Jointly appointed to the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee
  3. ↑ From 1839 to 1853, Judge Brown was jointly appointed to the Middle District of Tennessee.
  4. ↑ Jointly appointed to the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Tennessee
  5. ↑ a b c d e Jointly appointed to the Eastern and Middle Districts of Tennessee
  6. ↑ From 1862 to 1878, Judge Trigg was jointly appointed to the Western District of Tennessee.
  7. ↑ From 1939 to 1940, Judge Darr was jointly appointed to the Middle District of Tennessee.
  8. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 8, 1950, and received commission on March 9, 1950
  9. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the Senate on February 7, 1962, and received commission on February 17, 1962

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Chief judges

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Succession of seats

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See also

References

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  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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  3. ↑ a b c Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 391.
  4. ↑ a b c d U.S. District Courts of Tennessee, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.
  5. ↑ The Honorable Harry Phillips, "History of the Sixth Circuit Script error: No such module "webarchive".".
  6. ↑ Alfred Conkling, A Treatise on the Organization, Jurisdiction and Practice of the Courts of the United States (1842), p. 42.

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External links

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