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Thomas Anderton Wiseman Jr.
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Thomas Anderton Wiseman Jr. served on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed Aug 11, 1978.
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter
- Confirmed
- Aug 11, 1978
- Born
- 1930
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of TennesseeJimmy Carter · Aug 11, 1978 – Mar 18, 2020
Education
- Vanderbilt UniversityB.A., 1952
- Vanderbilt University Law SchoolJ.D., 1954
- University of Virginia School of LawLL.M., 1990
Career
U.S. Army, 1954-1956; Private practice, Tullahoma, Tennessee, 1956-1963; Private practice, Winchester, Tennessee, 1963-1971; State representative, Tennessee, 1964-1968; Treasurer, State of Tennessee, 1971-1974; Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1974-1978; Adjunct faculty, Vanderbilt University Law School, 1989-; Special master, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1992-1993; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1997-2001
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