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The United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (in case citations, W.D. Tenn.) is the federal district court covering the western part of the state of Tennessee. Appeals from the Western District of Tennessee are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims ...
In June 2017, Dunavant was nominated by President Donald Trump to become the United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee.He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 14, 2017; becoming the chief law-enforcement officer for the 22 counties that make up Tennessee's western judicial district, which includes the Memphis area.
The Tennessee congressional maps are an example of partisan gerrymandering, in this case by the Republican-controlled state legislature, which in 2022 drew maps to ‘crack’ the Democratic stronghold of Nashville across three otherwise Republican districts, ensuring three Republican representatives, despite Nashville’s strong Democratic ...
On July 29, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Ritz to be the United States attorney for the Western District of Tennessee. [6] On August 1, 2022, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate , and the nomination was confirmed on September 22, 2022, by voice vote . [ 7 ]
Seat reassigned from District of Tennessee on April 29, 1802 by 2 Stat. 165 (concurrent with Western District) McNairy: 1802–1833 Seat made concurrent with Middle District on June 18, 1839 by 5 Stat. 313 Brown: 1833–1853 Humphreys: 1853–1862 Concurrency with Western District abolished on June 14, 1878 by 20 Stat. 132 Trigg: 1862–1880 Key
The Tennessee Criminal Court of Appeals Tuesday questioned the state legislature's method of changing local district attorneys' jurisdiction.
West Tennessee is the smallest of the state's three Grand Divisions, and has a land area of approximately 10,650 square miles (27,600 km 2), about 25.8% of the state's total land area. The region is bounded by the Mississippi River to the west, and the Tennessee River to the east, except for in Hardin County , which is bisected by the Tennessee ...
The 8th congressional district of Tennessee is a congressional district in West Tennessee.It has been represented by Republican David Kustoff since January 2017. The district appears rural on a map, but the bulk of its vote is cast in the suburban and exurban areas around Memphis, such as Germantown, Bartlett, and Collierville, as well as Fayette and Tipton counties.