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J. Daniel Breen

J. Daniel Breen

Tennessee Western District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

Born 1950 in Jackson, TN

FJC ID: 2987

Career output and lasting influence

Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 1/year

Tennessee Western District Court · 2003–20032010201510
citing decisions

Tennessee Western District Court · 2003–

Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.

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John Daniel Breen (born July 10, 1950) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Jackson, Tennessee
    1975–1991

Appointments

  1. Tennessee Western District Court
    2003–2017 · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

Education

  1. University of Tennessee College of Law
  2. Spring Hill College
    B.A. · 1972