William Joseph Haynes Jr.

William Joseph Haynes Jr.
William Joseph Haynes Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
	In office; December 1, 2014 – January 16, 2017
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
	In office; 2012–2014
Preceded by	Todd J. Campbell
Succeeded by	Kevin H. Sharp
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.
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
	In office; 1984–1999
Personal details
Born	September 5, 1949 (age 75); Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Education	College of St. Thomas (BA); Vanderbilt University School of Law (JD)

William Joseph Haynes Jr. (born September 5, 1949)^[1] is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

Early life and education

Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Haynes received a Bachelor of Arts degree from College of St. Thomas in 1970 and a Juris Doctor 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, Tennessee 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 of the United States 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.

References

^ Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, on Confirmation of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, June 13, July 13, July 29, September 14, October 7, October 26, and November 10, 1999. U.S. Government Printing Office. 2005. p. 1309.

Sources

William Joseph Haynes Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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.
Preceded by Todd J. Campbell	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee 2012–2014	Succeeded by Kevin H. Sharp

[1] Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, on Confirmation of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, June 13, July 13, July 29, September 14, October 7, October 26, and November 10, 1999. U.S. Government Printing Office. 2005. p. 1309.

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