Thomas Wade Phillips (born July 6, 1943) 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 3/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 5/year
Tennessee Eastern District Court · 2002–2013
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, Oneida and Knoxville, Tennessee1973–1991
- Scott County, TennesseeCounty attorney (part-time) · 1976–1991
JAG CorpsU.S. Army · 1969–1973
Appointments
2002–2013 · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Education
LL.M. · 1973
J.D. · 1969- Berea CollegeB.A. · 1965