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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

28 judges have served since Apr 29, 1802. Now: Charles Edward Atchley, Jr. RKatherine Amber Crytzer RClifton Leland Corker RTravis Randall McDonough DThomas A. Varlan R.

Judges
28
17 R · 10 D · 1 N(
Longest tenure
35 years
Robert Love Taylor
Current
5.8 years
Charles Edward Atchley, Jr., since Dec 22, 2020
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18201840186018801900192019401960198020002020John McNairy · 1802-04-29 – 1833-09-01 · None (reassignment)Morgan Welles Brown · 1834-01-03 – 1853-03-07 · DemocratWest Hughes Humphreys · 1853-03-26 – 1862-06-26 · DemocratConnally Findlay Trigg · 1862-07-17 – 1880-04-25 · RepublicanDavid McKendree Key · 1880-05-27 – 1895-01-21 · RepublicanCharles Dickens Clark · 1895-01-21 – 1908-03-15 · DemocratEdward Terry Sanford · 1908-05-18 – 1923-02-19 · RepublicanXenophon Hicks · 1923-03-02 – 1928-06-12 · RepublicanLeslie Rogers Darr · 1939-06-02 – 1961-03-15 · DemocratFrank Wiley Wilson · 1961-06-15 – 1982-09-29 · DemocratHerbert Theodore Milburn · 1983-06-07 – 1984-10-09 · RepublicanJames Howard Jarvis, II · 1984-10-12 – 2002-02-28 · RepublicanThomas W. Phillips · 2002-11-15 – 2013-08-01 · RepublicanPamela Lynn Reeves · 2014-03-07 – 2020-09-10 · DemocratCharles Edward Atchley, Jr. · 2020-12-22 – present · RepublicanGeorge Caldwell Taylor · 1928-05-26 – 1949-11-02 · RepublicanRobert Love Taylor · 1950-03-09 – 1985-01-15 · DemocratRobert Allan Edgar · 1985-04-16 – 2005-10-07 · RepublicanHarry Sandlin Mattice, Jr. · 2005-11-18 – 2020-03-10 · RepublicanKatherine Amber Crytzer · 2020-12-22 – present · RepublicanCharles Gelbert Neese · 1962-02-17 – 1982-08-31 · DemocratThomas Gray Hull · 1983-11-14 – 2002-10-01 · RepublicanThomas A. Varlan · 2003-03-14 – present · RepublicanRobert Leon Jordan · 1988-10-17 – 2001-11-30 · RepublicanJ. Ronnie Greer · 2003-06-12 – 2018-06-30 · RepublicanClifton Leland Corker · 2019-07-22 – present · RepublicanCurtis Lynn Collier · 1995-05-10 – 2014-10-31 · DemocratTravis Randall McDonough · 2015-12-10 – present · Democrat
Charles Edward Atchley, Jr. R
Dec 22, 2020 – present · 5.8 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 54–41
Katherine Amber Crytzer R
Dec 22, 2020 – present · 5.8 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 48–47
Clifton Leland Corker R
Jul 22, 2019 – present · 7.2 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 55–39
Travis Randall McDonough D
Dec 10, 2015 – present · 11 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 89–0
Pamela Lynn Reeves D
Mar 7, 2014 – Sep 10, 2020 · 6.5 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 99–0
Harry Sandlin Mattice, Jr. R
Nov 18, 2005 – Mar 10, 2020 · 14 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Mar 10, 2020 · confirmed 91–0
J. Ronnie Greer R
Jun 12, 2003 – Jun 30, 2018 · 15 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jun 30, 2018 · confirmed 97–0
Thomas A. Varlan R
Mar 14, 2003 – present · 24 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 97–0
Thomas W. Phillips R
Nov 15, 2002 – Aug 1, 2013 · 11 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Aug 1, 2013
Curtis Lynn Collier D
May 10, 1995 – Oct 31, 2014 · 19 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Oct 31, 2014
Robert Leon Jordan R
Oct 17, 1988 – Nov 30, 2001 · 13 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Nov 30, 2001
Robert Allan Edgar R
Apr 16, 1985 – Oct 7, 2005 · 20 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Oct 7, 2005
James Howard Jarvis, II R
Oct 12, 1984 – Feb 28, 2002 · 17 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Feb 28, 2002
Thomas Gray Hull R
Nov 14, 1983 – Oct 1, 2002 · 19 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Oct 1, 2002
Herbert Theodore Milburn R
Jun 7, 1983 – Oct 9, 1984 · 16 months · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Charles Gelbert Neese D
Feb 17, 1962 – Aug 31, 1982 · 21 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Aug 31, 1982
Frank Wiley Wilson D
Jun 15, 1961 – Sep 29, 1982 · 21 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy
Robert Love Taylor D
Mar 9, 1950 – Jan 15, 1985 · 35 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · senior status Jan 15, 1985
Leslie Rogers Darr D
Jun 2, 1939 – Mar 15, 1961 · 22 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Mar 15, 1961
George Caldwell Taylor R
May 26, 1928 – Nov 2, 1949 · 21 years · appointed by Calvin Coolidge · senior status Nov 2, 1949
Xenophon Hicks R
Mar 2, 1923 – Jun 12, 1928 · 5.3 years · appointed by Warren G. Harding
Edward Terry Sanford R
May 18, 1908 – Feb 19, 1923 · 15 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Dickens Clark D
Jan 21, 1895 – Mar 15, 1908 · 13 years · appointed by Grover Cleveland
David McKendree Key R
May 27, 1880 – Jan 21, 1895 · 15 years · appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes
Connally Findlay Trigg R
Jul 17, 1862 – Apr 25, 1880 · 18 years · appointed by Abraham Lincoln
West Hughes Humphreys D
Mar 26, 1853 – Jun 26, 1862 · 9.3 years · appointed by Franklin Pierce
Morgan Welles Brown D
Jan 3, 1834 – Mar 7, 1853 · 19 years · appointed by Andrew Jackson
John McNairy N(
Apr 29, 1802 – Sep 1, 1833 · 31 years · appointed by None (reassignment)

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.