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Any two judges constituted a quorum. New circuit judgeships were to be created as district judgeships in Kentucky and Tennessee became vacant. [3] The repeal of this Act restored the District on March 8, 1802, 2 Stat. 132. [2] The District was divided into the Eastern and Western Districts on April 29, 1802. [1]
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.
The insular areas of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands each have one territorial court; these courts are called "district courts" and exercise the same jurisdiction as district courts, [2] [3] but differ from district courts in that territorial courts are Article IV courts, with judges who serve ten-year ...
Rep. Ryan Williams, R-Cookeville, presents a bill that would allow K-12 public school teachers and staff to carry guns in schools on the Tennessee House floor on Tuesday.
Cleveland / Operation of law [3] elevation to Supreme Court: 2 William Howard Taft: OH: 1857–1930 1892–1900 — — B. Harrison: resignation 3 Horace Harmon Lurton: TN: 1844–1914 1893–1909 — — Cleveland: elevation to Supreme Court: 4 William R. Day: OH: 1849–1923 1899–1903 — — McKinley: elevation to Supreme Court: 5 Henry ...
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.
On May 27, 1999, President Bill Clinton nominated Haynes to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, to a seat vacated by Thomas A. Higgins. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 10, 1999, and received his commission on November 15, 1999. He served as Chief ...
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee [7] United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee [8] United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee [9] Former federal courts of Tennessee. United States District Court for the District of Tennessee (subdivided, as three districts, in 1862)