Todd Jerome Campbell
How Judge Campbell rules, drawn from 8 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Campbell no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Campbell
Todd J. Campbell was a judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Appointed by President William J. Clinton, Judge Campbell received a commission on December 26, 1995. Judge Campbell assumed senior status on December 1, 2016 and served until death on April 11, 2021.
How Judge Campbell decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Campbell treated evidence of similar consumer complaints as relevant to whether a statutory violation was willful rather than an isolated error.
“Proof of a pattern and practice is relevant and is one way to establish willfulness.”
Procedural preferences
Campbell declined to resolve disputed factual context at the pleading stage, leaving evidentiary comparisons for a developed record.
“Factual matters cannot be decided on a motion to dismiss, and the Court finds that the alleged offending documents, even if admitted, raise disputed issues of fact.”
Cautions
Campbell required treating physicians who offered causation opinions to satisfy the same scientific-reliability standards as retained experts.
“A treating physician’s expert opinion on causation is subject to the same standards of scientific reliability that govern the expert opinions of physicians hired solely for the purposes of litigation.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Motion to Dismiss Individual Defendants (Docket No. 5) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part”
“Defendants’ Motion to Stay Discovery (Docket No. 7) is DENIED”
“the Motion to Dismiss Metropolitan Board of Public Education (Docket No. 8) is GRANTED”
“the Motion to Dismiss the Metropolitan Government (Docket No. 10) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.”
“Accordingly, the Court provisionally GRANTS the Plaintiffs’ request for expedited court-supervised notice to prospective class members.”
“Defendants’ request for oral argument (Docket No. 347) will be denied.”
“Defendants’ renewed Motion to Strike and/or Exclude Third Party Checkwriter Affidavits (Docket No. 342) will be denied as moot.”
“Defendants’ Renewed Motion to Strike and/or Exclude Documents from the Houston Better Business Bureau (‘BBB’) (Docket No. 343) will be denied.”
“Defendants’ Renewed Motion to Strike and/or Exclude Plaintiffs Supplemental Affidavit and Second Supplemental Affidavit (Docket No. 344), the Affidavit of Julia Trotman (Docket No. 345), and the Expert’s Supplemental Report (Docket No. 346) will be denied.”
“For the reasons explained herein, Defendants’ Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket No. 329) will be denied in part and granted in part.”
“Plaintiffs Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket No. 349) will be denied.”
“For the reasons explained herein, Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket No. 90) is GRANTED.”
“Defendant Friends of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Inc.’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Docket No. 78) is DENIED”
“Defendants Bredesen and Phillips’ Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket No. 82) is DENIED”
“Intervenor New Life Resources, Inc.’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket No. 87) is DENIED.”
“the Motion to Dismiss of Defendant Direct General Corp. and the Individual Defendants (Docket No. 106) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part”
“the Motion to Dismiss of Defendants William C. Adair, Jr. Trust and Tammy Adair, Trustee (Docket No. 108) is GRANTED”
“Young, LLP (Docket No. 130) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part”
“the Motion to Dismiss of the Underwriter Defendants (Docket No. 133) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part”
“the Motion for Hearing of Underwriter Defendants (Docket No. 137) and the Motion for Oral Argument of Lead Plaintiffs (Docket No. 148) are DENIED as moot”
“the Motion to Strike of Lead Plaintiffs (Docket No. 150) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part”
“the Motion by Defendant Direct General and the Individual Defendants for Judicial Notice (Docket No. 164) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.”
“For the reasons stated herein, Defendant’s Motion is GRANTED.”
“Paramount Title Service LLC’s Motion for Summary Judgment against Cumberland County Bank (Docket No. 86) will be denied, and the Bank’s Cross-Motion against Paramount Title (Docket No. 116) will be granted in part and denied in part.”
“For the reasons set forth herein, Petitioner’s Motion For Partial Summary Judgment (Docket No. 30) is DENIED, and the Respondent’s Cross Motion For Partial Summary Judgment (Docket No. 47) is GRANTED as set forth herein.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The five sampled closed matters include securities, constitutional civil rights, consumer credit, contract, and title-insurance litigation. This purposeful sample does not describe the full caseload.
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Campbell was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of March 31, 2025.
| Motions pending more than six months | 1 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Campbell no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.