U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
26 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted.
J. Ronnie Greer
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Cynthia Richardson Wyrick
Magistrate judge
Thomas A. Varlan
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Katherine A. Crytzer
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Curtis L. Collier
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Clifton L. Corker
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Christopher H. Steger
Magistrate judge
Charles E. Atchley, Jr.
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Susan K. LeeRetired 2025
Magistrate judge
Thomas W. Phillips
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
H. Bruce GuytonRetired 2022
Magistrate judge
Jill E. McCook
Magistrate judge
Travis R. McDonough
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Robert Allan EdgarRetired 2016
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Charles Gelbert NeeseDeceased
District judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Frank Wiley WilsonDeceased
District judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
George Caldwell TaylorDeceased
District judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
Harry Sandlin Mattice Jr.Retired 2021
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
James Howard Jarvis IIDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Robert Leon JordanDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Robert Love TaylorDeceased
District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Thomas Gray HullDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Pamela Lynn ReevesDeceased
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
John McNairyDeceased
District judge, appointed by George Washington (Federalist)
Debra C. Poplin
Magistrate judge
Mike J. Dumitru
Magistrate judge