Thomas Higgins
| Thomas Higgins | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2T |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Leland Clure Morton |
| Active: | 10/4/1984 - 2/28/1999 |
| Senior: | 2/28/1999 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Leland Clure Morton |
| Succeeded by: | William Haynes |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1932 |
| Undergraduate: | Christian Brother College (1952), University of Tennessee (1954) |
| Law School: | Vanderbilt University Law School (1957) |
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Thomas Aquinas Higgins (b. 1932) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Ronald Reagan nominated Higgins to the court on September 6, 1984 to fill the seat vacated by Leland Clure Morton. He was confirmed by the Senate on October 3, 1984, and received commission on October 4, 1984, assuming senior status on February 28, 1999.[1] Higgins was succeeded in this position by William Haynes.
Early life and education
- Christian Brother College, A.A., 1952
- University of Tennessee, B.A., 1954
- Vanderbilt University Law School, LL.B, 1957 [1]
Professional career
Judicial career
Middle District of Tennessee
Ronald Reagan nominated Higgins to the court on September 6, 1984 to fill the seat vacated by Leland Clure Morton. He was confirmed by the Senate on October 3, 1984, and received commission on October 4, 1984, assuming senior status on February 28, 1999.[1] Higgins was succeeded in this position by William Haynes.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Thomas Higgins's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Leland Clure Morton |
Middle District of Tennessee 1984–1999 Seat #2T |
Succeeded by: William Haynes |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Todd CampbellChief Judge: William Haynes • Aleta Trauger • Kevin Hunter Sharp | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Juliet Griffin • Clifton Knowles • Joe Brown • John Bryant • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Robert Echols • Morgan Welles Brown • West Hughes Humphreys • Connally Findlay Trigg • William Miller • David McKendree Key • Charles Dickens Clark • Edward Terry Sanford • John Gore • Xenophon Hicks • Leslie Darr • Elmer Davies • Leland Clure Morton • Thomas Higgins • Frank Gray • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Thomas Wiseman • John Nixon • Robert Echols • William Miller • Elmer Davies • Leland Clure Morton • Frank Gray • | ||
