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U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Tennessee · 12 months ending 06/30/2026
- Filings
- 2,471
- Pending
- 3,038
- Judgeships
- 5
- Median civil case
- 9.4 months
- Filing to disposition
Caseload by year
12-month periods
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| Period | Filings | Terminations | Pending | Per judgeship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ending 06/30/2026 | 2,471 | 2,323 | 3,038 | 494 |
| Ending 06/30/2025 | 2,286 | 2,007 | 2,885 | 457 |
| Ending 06/30/2024 | 1,792 | 1,795 | 2,611 | 358 |
| Ending 06/30/2023 | 1,805 | 1,966 | 2,606 | 361 |
| Ending 06/30/2022 | 1,889 | 1,965 | 2,775 | 378 |
| Ending 06/30/2021 | 1,873 | 1,804 | 2,801 | 375 |
Time to disposition
Median months. Not reported when there were too few cases
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| Period | Civil | Criminal felony | Civil to trial | Civil over 3 years old |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9.4 | 11.0 | Not reported | 11.2% |
| 2025 | 8.8 | 14.1 | 25.2 | 10.0% |
| 2024 | 9.8 | 14.3 | 30.3 | 13.0% |
| 2023 | 9.9 | 14.1 | 31.6 | 12.3% |
| 2022 | 10.5 | 14.7 | 24.3 | 12.4% |
| 2021 | 9.2 | 15.6 | Not reported | 12.0% |
Civil cases filed by type
Latest 12 months, 1,559 cases
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| Type | Cases | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Prisoner Petitions | 620 | 39.8% |
| Civil Rights | 327 | 21.0% |
| Contracts | 155 | 9.9% |
| Torts (other than Personal Injury/Product Liability) | 153 | 9.8% |
| All Other Civil | 93 | 6.0% |
| Labor Suits | 78 | 5.0% |
| Social Security | 63 | 4.0% |
| Intellectual Property Rights | 33 | 2.1% |
| Real Property | 27 | 1.7% |
| Personal Injury/Product Liability | 5 | 0.3% |
| Forfeitures and Penalties | 5 | 0.3% |
| Antitrust | 0 | 0.0% |
Criminal felony defendants by offense
Latest 12 months, 609 defendants
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| Offense | Defendants | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Firearms and Explosives | 361 | 59.3% |
| All Other Drugs | 91 | 14.9% |
| Violent Offenses | 41 | 6.7% |
| Sex Offenses | 38 | 6.2% |
| Larceny and Theft | 27 | 4.4% |
| Fraud | 23 | 3.8% |
| Regulatory Offenses | 9 | 1.5% |
| Justice System Offenses | 7 | 1.1% |
| Marijuana | 6 | 1.0% |
| Immigration | 3 | 0.5% |
| All Other Criminal | 3 | 0.5% |
| Forgery and Counterfeiting | 0 | 0.0% |
Judges serving
Article III judges from the Federal Judicial Center. Magistrate and bankruptcy judges are not listed
Active judges (5)
- Stanley Thomas Anderson · appointed by George W. Bush, commissioned 05/21/2008
- Sheryl Halle Lipman (chief judge) · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 05/01/2014
- Thomas Lee Robinson Parker · appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned 01/30/2018
- Mark Saalfield Norris Sr. · appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned 11/08/2018
- Brian Charles Lea · appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned 03/02/2026
Senior judges (4)
- James Dale Todd · appointed by Ronald Reagan, commissioned 07/11/1985, senior status 05/20/2008
- Samuel H. Mays Jr. · appointed by George W. Bush, commissioned 05/10/2002, senior status 07/01/2015
- J. Daniel Breen · appointed by George W. Bush, commissioned 03/14/2003, senior status 03/18/2017
- John Thomas Fowlkes Jr. · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 08/01/2012, senior status 09/01/2022
Filings count civil cases and criminal felony defendants. Criminal data count defendants rather than cases. These are court statistics and do not describe any person or case.
Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Federal Court Management Statistics; Federal Judicial Center · Last updated 06/30/2026