James Ronnie Greer, known professionally as J. Ronnie Greer, (born 1952) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 5/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 7/year
Tennessee Eastern 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.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Greeneville, Tennessee1983–2003
- TennesseeState senator · 1986–1994
- Greene County, TennesseeCounty attorney · 1985–1986
- Robert Beard for U.S. SenateCampaign manager · 1981–1982
- Gov. Lamar Alexander, Nashville, TennesseeSpecial assistant · 1980–1981
- Private practice, Tennessee1981
Appointments
2003–2018 · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Education
J.D. · 1980- East Tennessee State UniversityB.S. · 1974