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Thomas W. Phillips
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Senior status since August 1, 2013.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- June 26, 2002
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- September 18, 2002
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), October 8, 2002
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- November 14, 2002
- Commissioned
- November 15, 2002
- Senior status
- Since August 1, 2013
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1943, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- U.S. Army, JAG Corps, 1969-1973
- Private practice, Oneida and Knoxville, Tennessee, 1973-1991
- County attorney (part-time), Scott County, Tennessee, 1976-1991
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