Appointed by Bill Clinton Name William Haynes, | Succeeded by vacant | |
Alma mater College of St. Thomas
Vanderbilt University School of Law | ||
Education University of St. Thomas Preceded by Thomas Aquinas Higgins | ||
William Joseph Haynes Jr. (born 1949) is a former United States federal judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
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Early life and education
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Haynes received a B.A. from College of St. Thomas in 1970 and a J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1973.
Professional career
Haynes worked in the Tennessee Attorney General's Office from 1973 to 1984, as an assistant state attorney general from 1973 to 1977, then as a senior state assistant general from 1977 to 1978, and finally as a deputy state attorney general from 1978 to 1984. He was in private practice in Nashville, TN in 1984. He was an Adjunct professor, Southeastern Paralegal Institute from 1986 to 1990. He was an Adjunct professor, Vanderbilt University School of Law from 1987 to 1994 and from 1997 to 1998.
Federal judicial service
From 1984 until 1999, Haynes served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. On May 27, 1999, President Bill Clinton nominated Haynes to be a United States district judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, to a seat vacated by Thomas A. Higgins. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 10, 1999, and received his commission on November 15, 1999. He served as Chief Judge from 2012 to 2014. He assumed senior status on December 1, 2014. He retired from active service on January 16, 2017.