Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

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chief judge position federal judicial administrative position position in the United States federal courts

The Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee is the presiding federal district court judge responsible for overseeing the court’s administration and case management within that judicial district.

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Label	Occurrences
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3434364 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Context triple: [United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, hasChiefJudge, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee]

A. United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee
The United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the western region of Tennessee.
B. United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
The United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the western region of Tennessee.
C. United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the central region of Tennessee.
D. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal civil and criminal cases arising in the eastern region of Tennessee.
E. Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont
The Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont is the presiding federal trial court judge who oversees the court’s administration and caseload within the District of Vermont.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Target entity description: The Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee is the presiding federal district court judge responsible for overseeing the court’s administration and case management within that judicial district.

A. United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee
The United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the western region of Tennessee.
B. United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
The United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the western region of Tennessee.
C. United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the central region of Tennessee.
D. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal civil and criminal cases arising in the eastern region of Tennessee.
E. Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont
The Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont is the presiding federal trial court judge who oversees the court’s administration and caseload within the District of Vermont.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chief judge position ⓘ federal judicial administrative position ⓘ position in the United States federal courts ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee ⓘ Western District of Tennessee ⓘ
appointedBy	internal seniority rules of the court ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	clerk of court for the Western District of Tennessee ⓘ court administrative staff of the Western District of Tennessee ⓘ magistrate judges of the Western District of Tennessee (administratively) ⓘ
hasDuties	assigning cases among district judges ⓘ coordinating with the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts ⓘ implementing judicial policies within the district ⓘ managing court docket ⓘ overseeing case management ⓘ overseeing court administration ⓘ overseeing court budget and resources at the district level ⓘ overseeing use of court facilities ⓘ representing the district court in administrative matters ⓘ supervising court personnel ⓘ
inception	position created by federal statute governing chief judges of district courts ⓘ
isDifferentFrom	Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ Chief Justice of the United States ⓘ
jurisdictionType	federal trial court ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legalBasis	28 U.S.C. § 136 ⓘ 28 U.S.C. § 137 ⓘ 28 U.S.C. § 371 ⓘ Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Tennessee ⓘ Western Tennessee ⓘ linked to: West Tennessee
officeHolderMust	be in regular active service ⓘ be the most senior district judge in active service who is under the statutory age limit ⓘ have served at least one year as a district judge ⓘ
officeHolderMustNot	have previously served as chief judge of the district ⓘ
oversees	bankruptcy appeals and related matters assigned to the district court ⓘ civil cases within the Western District of Tennessee ⓘ criminal cases within the Western District of Tennessee ⓘ
partOf	United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee ⓘ United States federal judiciary ⓘ linked to: federal judiciary of the United States
reportsTo	Judicial Council of the Sixth Circuit (for certain administrative matters) ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
requiresPositionHeldBy	United States district judge ⓘ
selectionMethod	automatic succession based on seniority and age criteria ⓘ
termLength	7 years (maximum, under federal law) ⓘ
termLimit	may not serve as chief judge after age 70 (with limited exceptions) ⓘ
worksWith	Administrative Office of the United States Courts ⓘ Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ

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United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee → hasChiefJudge → Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee ⓘ

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