Frank Wiley Wilson

Frank Wiley Wilson
Frank Wiley Wilson
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
	In office; 1969–1982
Preceded by	Robert Love Taylor
Succeeded by	Herbert Theodore Milburn
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
	In office; June 15, 1961 – September 29, 1982
Appointed by	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Leslie Rogers Darr
Succeeded by	Thomas Gray Hull
Personal details
Born	Frank Wiley Wilson; June 21, 1917; Knoxville, Tennessee
Died	September 29, 1982 (aged 65)
Education	University of Tennessee (A.B.); University of Tennessee College of Law (J.D.)

Frank Wiley Wilson (June 21, 1917 – September 29, 1982) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.

Education and career

Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, Wilson received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of Tennessee in 1939 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1941. He was in private practice in Knoxville from 1941 to 1942. He was in the United States Army Air Corps as a Sergeant from 1942 to 1946. He was in private practice in Knoxville from 1946 to 1961.[1]

Federal judicial service

Wilson was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on May 24, 1961, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee vacated by Judge Leslie Rogers Darr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 14, 1961, and received his commission on June 15, 1961. He served as Chief Judge from 1969 to 1982. His service terminated on September 29, 1982, due to his death.[1]

Wilson is perhaps best known for overseeing the landmark 1964 trial of union leader Jimmy Hoffa in U.S. v. Hoffa. The original trial was held in Nashville, Tennessee, but had to be moved to Chattanooga after the cases ended with a mistrial and allegations of jury tampering. Wilson presided over the subsequent trial in Chattanooga, Tennessee in which Hoffa was tried for jury tampering, mail and wire fraud, and conspiracy. After a 13-week long trial, Hoffa was found guilty on four of twenty counts he faced.

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References

Frank Wiley Wilson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

Frank Wiley Wilson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Leslie Rogers Darr	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee 1961–1982	Succeeded by Thomas Gray Hull
Preceded by Robert Love Taylor	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee 1969–1982	Succeeded by Herbert Theodore Milburn

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[auto-1] Frank Wiley Wilson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.