Thomas A. Wiseman, Jr.

Honorable Thomas A. Wiseman, Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Incumbent
Assumed office November 3, 1995
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
In office August 11, 1978 – November 3, 1995
Nominated by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Frank Gray, Jr.
Succeeded by	Todd J. Campbell[1]
Member of the Tennessee Legislature from the district
In office 1964–1968
37th Treasurer of the State of Tennessee
In office 1971–1974
Preceded by	Charlie Worley
Succeeded by	Harlan Mathews
Personal details
Born	Thomas Anderton Wiseman, Jr. November 3, 1930 Tullahoma, Tennessee
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Vanderbilt University
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Law
Military service
Allegiance	USA
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1954–1956

Thomas Anderton Wiseman, Jr. (born November 3, 1930) is an American jurist and Senior United States District Court Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee.^[2]

Life and career

Born in Tullahoma, Tennessee, the son of Vera Seleta (Poe) and Thomas Anderton Wiseman,^[3] he received a B.A. from Vanderbilt University in 1952, and a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1954. He was in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956, and then entered private practice in Tullahoma from 1956 to 1963, and in Winchester, Tennessee from 1963 to 1971. He was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1964 to 1968, and was the Treasurer of the State of Tennessee from 1971 to 1974. He ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Governor in 1974 amid a crowded field of candidates and was badly outspent by both eventual nominee and winner Ray Blanton and runner-up Jake Butcher. Wiseman then resumed his private practice, this time in Nashville, Tennessee from 1974 to 1978.

On August 1, 1978, Wiseman was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee vacated by Frank Gray, Jr.. Wiseman was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 11, 1978, and received his commission the same day. He served as chief judge from 1984 to 1991, and assumed senior status on November 3, 1995. Wiseman has served as an adjunct faculty member at Vanderbilt University Law School since 1989, and received an LL.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1990. He was a Special Master for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals from 1992 to 1993.

Sources

• Thomas A. Wiseman, Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

References

1. "Judge Todd J. Campbell - United States District Court". Retrieved 2011-08-19.
2. Who, W.; Staff, W.W. (1999). Who's Who in the South and Southwest. Marquis Who's Who. ISSN 0083-9809. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
3. Tennessee State Library and Archives. Biographical Directory: Tennessee General Assembly, 1796-1967: Coffee County [and] Grundy County. Tennessee State Library and Archives. Retrieved 2015-07-19.