William Joseph Haynes, Jr.

For other people named William Haynes, see William Haynes (disambiguation).
William Joseph Haynes, Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Assumed office
December 1, 2014
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
In office
November 15, 1999  December 1, 2014
Appointed by Bill Clinton
Preceded by Thomas Aquinas Higgins
Succeeded by Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr.
United States Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
In office
1984  November 15, 1999
Personal details
Born 1949 (age 6667)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma mater College of St. Thomas
Vanderbilt University School of Law

William Joseph Haynes, Jr. (born 1949) is a Senior United States federal judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

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.

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    Legal offices
    Preceded by
    Thomas Aquinas Higgins
    Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
    1999–2014
    Succeeded by
    Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr.
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