Jerome Turner
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| Jerome Turner | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Ronald Reagan |
| Active: | 12/9/1987 - 2/12/2000 |
| Preceded by: | Robert McRae |
| Succeeded by: | Samuel Mays |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1942 |
| Deceased: | 2000 |
| Bachelors: | Washington and Lee University (1964) |
| Law School: | Washington and Lee University School of Law (1966) |
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Jerome Turner (1942-2000) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
Turner was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on July 1, 1987, to a seat vacated by Robert McRae; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 8, 1987, and received commission the next day. He served until his death on February 12, 2000.[1] Turner was succeeded in this position by Samuel Mays.
Early life and education
- Washington and Lee University, B.A., 1964
- Washington and Lee University School of Law, LL.B., 1966 [1]
Professional career
- Law clerk, Hon. Robert M. McRae, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, 1966-1967
- Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee, 1967-1988 [1]
Judicial career
Western District of Tennessee
Turner was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on July 1, 1987, to a seat vacated by Robert McRae; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 8, 1987, and received commission the next day. He served until his death on February 12, 2000.[1] Turner was succeeded in this position by Samuel Mays.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Jerome Turner's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Robert McRae | Western District of Tennessee 1987–2000 Seat #1 | Succeeded by: Samuel Mays |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Jon McCalla • Samuel Mays • Daniel Breen • Stanley Anderson | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Diane Vescovo • Tu Pham • Edward Bryant • Charmiane Claxton • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Bernice Donald • John McNairy • Morgan Welles Brown • Julia Gibbons • Harry Wellford • West Hughes Humphreys • Connally Findlay Trigg • Eli Shelby Hammond • John Ethridge McCall • John William Ross • Harry Bennett Anderson • John Donelson Martin • Marion Boyd • Bailey Brown • Odell Horton • Robert McRae • Jerome Turner • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James D. Todd • Julia Gibbons • Marion Boyd • Bailey Brown • Odell Horton • Robert McRae • | ||
