Frank Wiley Wilson

Frank Wiley Wilson
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
In office
1969–1982
Preceded by Robert Love Taylor
Succeeded by Herbert Theodore Milburn
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
In office
June 15, 1961 – September 29, 1982
Appointed by John F. Kennedy
Preceded by Leslie Rogers Darr
Succeeded by Thomas Gray Hull
Personal details
Born Frank Wiley Wilson
(1917-06-21)June 21, 1917
Knoxville, Tennessee
Died September 29, 1982(1982-09-29) (aged 65)
Education University of Tennessee (A.B.)
University of Tennessee College of Law (J.D.)

Frank Wiley Wilson (June 21, 1917 – September 29, 1982) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.

Education and career

Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, Wilson received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of Tennessee in 1939 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1941. He was in private practice in Knoxville from 1941 to 1942. He was in the United States Army Air Corps as a Sergeant from 1942 to 1946. He was in private practice in Knoxville from 1946 to 1961.[1]

Federal judicial service

Wilson was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on May 24, 1961, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee vacated by Judge Leslie Rogers Darr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 14, 1961, and received his commission on June 15, 1961. He served as Chief Judge from 1969 to 1982. His service terminated on September 29, 1982, due to his death.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Frank Wiley Wilson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

Legal offices
Preceded by
Leslie Rogers Darr		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
1961–1982		 Succeeded by
Thomas Gray Hull
Preceded by
Robert Love Taylor		 Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
1969–1982		 Succeeded by
Herbert Theodore Milburn
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