StateSixth Circuit
Tennessee
19 courts5 law schools15 law libraries80+ judges17,367 opinions mention this place
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Federal courts in Tennessee
- Tennessee Eastern District CourtDistrict Court · Greeneville
- Tennessee Eastern District CourtDistrict Court · Winchester
- Tennessee Eastern District CourtDistrict Court · Chattanooga
- Tennessee Eastern District CourtDistrict Court · Knoxville
- Tennessee Middle District CourtDistrict Court · Nashville
- Tennessee Western District CourtDistrict Court · Memphis
- Tennessee Western District CourtDistrict Court · Jackson
- Tennessee Eastern Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Knoxville
- Tennessee Eastern Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Greeneville
- Tennessee Eastern Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Chattanooga
- Tennessee Middle Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Nashville
- Tennessee Western Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Memphis
- Tennessee Western Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Jackson
State courts in Tennessee
- Tennessee Supreme CourtState Supreme Court
- Court of Appeals of TennesseeState Appellate Court
- Court of Criminal Appeals of TennesseeState Appellate Court
- Tennessee Superior Court for Law and EquityState Appellate Court
- Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation ClaimsState Special Court
- Tennessee Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardState Special Court
Landmark decisions involving Tennessee
- Roper v. Simmons (2005)543 U.S. 551
- Hamdi v. Rumsfeld (2004)542 U.S. 507
- Crawford v. Washington (2004)541 U.S. 36
- Lawrence v. Texas (2003)539 U.S. 558
- Lapides v. Board of Regents of Univ. System of Ga. (2002)535 U.S. 613
- Atkins v. Virginia (2002)536 U.S. 304
- Harris v. United States (2002)536 U.S. 545overruled
- Agostini v. Felton Chancellor Board of Education of the City of New York (1997)521 U.S. 203
- State Oil Co. v. Khan (1997)522 U.S. 3
- Washington v. Glucksberg (1997)521 U.S. 702
- Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida (1996)517 U.S. 44
- United States v. Gaudin (1995)515 U.S. 506
- J.E.B. v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. (1994)511 U.S. 127
- United States v. Dixon (1993)509 U.S. 688
- Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council (1992)505 U.S. 1003
- R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul (1992)505 U.S. 377
- Quill Corp. v. North Dakota (1992)504 U.S. 298overruled
- Payne v. Tennessee (1991)501 U.S. 808
- Stanford v. Kentucky (1989)492 U.S. 361overruled
- Will v. Michigan Department of State Police (1989)491 U.S. 58
- Solorio v. United States (1987)483 U.S. 435
- Bowers v. Hardwick (1986)478 U.S. 186overruled
- Williamson County Regional Planning Comm'n v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson City (1985)473 U.S. 172overruled
- Sony Corp. v. Universal City Studios (1984)464 U.S. 417
Most-cited decisions from Tennessee courts
Ranked by citation influence (CAP PageRank).
- 15 F1D 57Hall v. Memphis & Charleston R. (1882)
- 225 F1D 622J. H. Day Co. v. Mountain City Mill Co. (1915)
- 123 F1D 321In re Williams (1903)
- 225 F1D 812Nolen v. Riechman (1915)
- 11 F1D 225United States v. McCready (1882)
- 94 F1D 476In re Blumberg (1899)
- 7 F1D 86United States v. Brawner (1881)
- 173 F1D 114United States v. Traynor (1909)
- 15 F1D 147Larkin v. Saffarans (1883)
- 267 F1D 993Randolph v. Craig (1920)
- 252 F1D 301In re North Star Ice & Coal Co. (1918)
- 224 F1D 276United States v. Friedman (1915)
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Recent opinions from Tennessee courts
- 573 SW3D 773John O. Threadgill v. Board of Professional Responsibility Of The Supreme Court Of Tennessee (2019)
- 568 SW3D 576Katherine D. Chaney v. Team Technologies, Inc. (2019)
- 575 SW3D 324Sullivan County, Tennessee v. The City of Bristol, Tennessee (2019)
- 575 SW3D 316Washington County School System v. The City of Johnson City, Tennessee (2019)
- 567 SW3D 314Dialysis Clinic, Inc. v. Kevin Medley (2019)
- 574 SW3D 832Coffee County Board of Education v. City of Tullahoma (2019)
- 568 SW3D 91Christopher Batey v. Deliver This, Inc. (2019)
- 578 SW3D 879TWB Architects, Inc. v. The Braxton, LLC (2019)
- 577 SW3D 908Board of Professional Responsibility of The Supreme Court of Tennessee v. Loring Edwin Justice (2019)
- 579 SW3D 332State of Tennessee v. A.B. Price, Jr. and Victor Sims (2019)
- 567 SW3D 700Gerald Stanley Green v. Board of Professional Responsibility Of The Supreme Court Of Tennessee (2019)
- 575 SW3D 807State of Tennessee v. Anthony Jerome Miller (2019)
Law schools in Tennessee
- Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law in TennesseeABA · Knoxville
- Memphis State University, Cecil C. Humphreys School of LawABA · Memphis
- Nashville School of Law · Nashville
- University of Tennessee College of LawABA · Knoxville
- Vanderbilt University Law SchoolABA · Nashville
Law libraries in Tennessee
- Alyne Queener Massey Law Library · Nashville
- Belmont Law Library · Nashville
- Duncan School of Law Library · Knoxville
- Frank W. Wilson U.S. Courts Library · Chattanooga
- Library for the U.S. Courts Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals · Memphis
- LMU Duncan School of Law Library · Knoxville
- Shelby County Law Library · Memphis
- Supreme Court Law Library · Knoxville
- Tennessee State Law Library at Jackson · Jackson
- Tennessee Supreme Court Law Library at Knoxville · Knoxville
- Tennessee Supreme Court Library · Nashville
- Tennessee Valley Authority Law Library · Knoxville
- University of Memphis Law Library · Memphis
- University of Tennessee College of Law Library · Knoxville
- U.S. Court of Appeals- 6th Circuit Harry Phillips Memorial Library · Nashville
Judges who served in Tennessee
Federal judges with an appointment to a court located here.
- A B. Neil
- Adolpho A. Birch jr
- Alan E. Glenn
- Alan E. Highers
- Alan M. Prewitt
Aleta Arthur Trauger- Alexander Wilds Chambliss
- Allen Phillips
- Allison B. Humphreys
- Amber E. Luttrell
- Andrew O. Holmes
- Andy D. Benett
- Arnold B. Goldin
- Audrey A. Headrick
Bailey Brown
Bernice Bouie Donald- Brandon O. Gibson
Brian Charles Lea- Brian K. Addington
- Camille R. McMullen
Charles Dickens Clark- Charles D. Susano jr
Charles Edward Atchley Jr.
Charles Gelbert Neese- Charles H. O'Brien
- Charles M. Walker
- Chester C. Chattin
Clifton Leland Corker
Connally Findlay Trigg- Cornelia A. Clark
Curtis Lynn Collier- Dale Tipps
- David Farmer
- David F. Hensley
David McKendree Key- David S. Kennedy
- David William Dehaven
- Deana C. Seymour
Edward Terry Sanford
Eli Jeremy Richardson
Eli Shelby Hammond
Elmer David Davies- E Riley Anderson
- Frank F. Drowota 3
- Frank G. Clement jr
Frank Gray Jr.- Frank H. Gailor
Frank Wiley Wilson- Gary R. Wade
George Caldwell Taylor- George C Paine 2
- George F. McCanless
- George H. Brown jr
- George W. Emerson
- George W. Wuest
- G Harvey Boswell
- Grafton Green
- Hamilton S. Burnett
Harry Bennett Anderson
Harry Sandlin Mattice Jr.
Harry Walker Wellford
Herbert Theodore Milburn- Herschel Franks
- Holly M. Kirby
- James Curwood Witt jr
James Dale Todd
James Howard Jarvis II- Janice Marie Holder
J. Daniel Breen- Jeff S. Bivins
- Jennie D. Latta
Jennifer Philpott Wilson
Jerome Turner- Jerry L. Smith
- Jimmy L. Croom
- Jim Umsted
- Joe W. Henry
- John C Cook
John Donelson Martin Sr.- John E. Swepston
Find legal help in Tennessee
Practice-area guides and local resources for Tennessee.
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Cities in Tennessee
Ordered by number of opinions mentioning each city.
- Adams
- Adamsville
- Afton
- Alamo
- Alcoa
- Alexandria
- Allardt
- Allons
- Allred
- Alpine
- Altamont
- Andersonville
- Antioch
- Apison
- Ardmore
- Arlington
- Arnold Air Force Base
- Arnold Air Force Base
- Arrington
- Arthur
- Ashland City
- Athens
- Atoka
- Atwood
- Auburntown
- Bakewell
- Bath Springs
- Baxter
- Bean Station
- Beech Bluff
- Beechgrove
- Beersheba Springs
- Belfast
- Bell Buckle
- Bells
- Belvidere
- Benton
- Bethel Springs
- Bethpage
- Big Rock
- Big Sandy
- Birchwood
- Blaine
- Bloomington Springs
- Blountville
- Bluff City
- Bogota
- Bolivar
- Bon Aqua
- Braden
- Bradford
- Bradyville
- Brentwood
- Briceville
- Brighton
- Bristol
- Brownsville
- Bruceton
- Brunswick
- Brush Creek
- Buchanan
- Buena Vista
- Buffalo Valley
- Bulls Gap
- Bumpus Mills
- Burlison
- Burns
- Butler
- Bybee
- Byrdstown
- Calhoun
- Camden
- Campaign
- Carthage
- Caryville
- Castalian Springs
- Cedar Grove
- Cedar Hill
- Celina
- Centerville
- Chapel Hill
- Chapmansboro
- Charleston
- Charlotte
- Chattanooga
- Chestnut Mound
- Chewalla
- Christiana
- Chuckey
- Church Hill
- Clairfield
- Clarkrange
- Clarksburg
- Clarksville
- Cleveland
- Clifton
- Clinton
- Coalfield
- Coalmont
- College Grove
- Collegedale
- Collierville
- Collinwood
- Columbia
- Como
- Conasauga
- Cookeville
- Copperhill
- Cordova
- Cornersville
- Corryton
- Cosby
- Cottage Grove
- Cottontown
- Counce
- Covington
- Cowan
- Crab Orchard
- Crawford
- Crockett Mills
Opinions mentioning Tennessee
- 786 F2D 1166Frank Stockard v. Dale Foltz
- 803 F2D 1180In Re David Carr
- 767 F2D 920In Re Judkins
- 774 F2D 1161In Re Brown
- 105 F3D 659In Re Grand Jury Subpoena Duces Tecum
- 883 F2D 75In Re Morris May
- 99 F3D 194Samantha Sistrunk v. City of Strongsville and Bush-Quayle '92 Committee, Inc.
- 99 F3D 1361United States v. Kraig
- 99 F3D 1352Buchanan v. City of Bolivar
- 99 F3D 1290United States v. Lucas
- 99 F3D 1138Carpenter v. Laxton
- 98 F3D 892Taylor Warehouse Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 98 F3D 602Hutchins v. Tennessee Valley Authority
- 98 F3D 351Lundell Manufacturing Co. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
- 98 F3D 1342Reed v. Shelby County Government
- 97 F3D 862Durham v. Nu'Man
- 97 F3D 779McIntyre v. Farrell Corp.
- 97 F3D 1453Walker v. Goad
- 97 F3D 1451Fisher v. Cocke County
- 96 F3D 813Perez v. Aetna Life Insurance
- 96 F3D 228Leahy v. City of Chicago
- 96 F3D 200Bower v. Federal Express Corp.
- 96 F3D 1482Kelley ex rel. Michigan Department of Natural Resources v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 96 F3D 1328Oregon, Department of Human Resources v. Witcosky
- 95 F3D 62Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 95 F3D 438Archie v. Lanier
- 95 F3D 429Thompson v. American Home Assurance Co.
- 95 F3D 422United States v. One Tract of Real Property Together with All Buildings, Improvements, Appurtenances, & Fixtures
- 95 F3D 406United States v. Martin
- 95 F3D 1520United States v. Tokars
- 94 F3D 644Geier v. Sundquist
- 94 F3D 1519United States v. Rogers
- 94 F3D 1413Burlington Northern Railroad v. Huddleston
- 94 F3D 1032Ezzo's Investments, Inc. v. Royal Beauty Supply, Inc.
- 93 F3D 225Comerica Bank, N.A. v. United States
- 92 F3D 101United States v. Sage
- 91 F3D 278Dryden Oil Company of New England, Inc. v. Travelers Indemnity Co.
- 91 F3D 178National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty v. Kantor
- 90 F3D 72Glinka v. Maytag Corp.
- 90 F3D 671Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's v. St. Joe Minerals Corp.
- 90 F3D 1173Monette v. Electronic Data Systems Corp.
- 90 F3D 1110United States v. Elder
- 90 F3D 1096United States v. Haun
- 9 F3D 980Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 9 F3D 70United States v. 1.33 Acres, Situated in the County of San Luis Obispo
- 9 F3D 524Velsicol Chemical Corp. v. Enenco, Inc.
- 9 F3D 517Fitzgerald v. Fitzgerald
- 9 F3D 506United States v. Johnson
- 9 F3D 445Electro-Mechanical Corp. v. Ogan
- 9 F3D 513Rawlings v. Prudential-Bache Properties, Inc.