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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

A federal trial (district) court in the Sixth Circuit. 5 active judges and 4 on senior status (semi-retired, still hearing some cases), per the Federal Judicial Center.

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Who appointed the current judges

Appointed by a Democratic president: 2Appointed by a Republican president: 7

Judges

Judge	Status	Appointed by	Commissioned	Senate confirmation
Travis Randall McDonough Chief Judge	Active	D Barack Obama	Dec 10, 2015	Dec 7, 2015 · roll call 89–0
Thomas A. Varlan	Active	R George W. Bush	Mar 14, 2003	Mar 13, 2003 · roll call 97–0
Clifton Leland Corker	Active	R Donald J. Trump	Jul 22, 2019	Jul 18, 2019 · roll call 55–39
Charles Edward Atchley, Jr.	Active	R Donald J. Trump	Dec 22, 2020	Dec 17, 2020 · roll call 54–41
Katherine Amber Crytzer	Active	R Donald J. Trump	Dec 22, 2020	Dec 16, 2020 · roll call 48–47
Robert Allan Edgar	Senior status since Oct 7, 2005	R Ronald Reagan	Apr 16, 1985	Apr 15, 1985 · voice vote
Curtis Lynn Collier	Senior status since Oct 31, 2014	D William J. Clinton	May 10, 1995	May 8, 1995 · voice vote
Thomas W. Phillips	Senior status since Aug 1, 2013	R George W. Bush	Nov 15, 2002	Nov 14, 2002 · voice vote
J. Ronnie Greer	Senior status since Jun 30, 2018	R George W. Bush	Jun 12, 2003	Jun 11, 2003 · roll call 97–0

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges. “Commissioned” is the date the appointment took effect. Confirmation votes are as listed by the FJC (ayes–nays); recent roll calls link to Voteview where found.