Herbert Theodore Milburn

Herbert Milburn
Herbert Milburn
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
	In office; July 1, 1996 – April 1, 2016
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
	In office; October 4, 1984 – July 1, 1996
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Seat established by 98 Stat. 333
Succeeded by	Ronald Lee Gilman
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
	In office; January 15, 1984 – October 9, 1984
Preceded by	Frank Wiley Wilson
Succeeded by	Thomas Gray Hull
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
	In office; June 7, 1983 – October 9, 1984
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Charles Gelbert Neese
Succeeded by	Robert Allan Edgar
Personal details
Born	Herbert Theodore Milburn; May 26, 1931; Cleveland, Tennessee
Died	April 1, 2016 (aged 84); Signal Mountain, Tennessee
Education	East Tennessee State University (B.S.); University of Tennessee College of Law (J.D.)

Herbert Theodore Milburn (May 26, 1931 – April 1, 2016) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee and later a United State Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Education and career

Born in Cleveland, Tennessee, Milburn received a Bachelor of Science degree from East Tennessee State University in 1953 and was in the United States Army, Security Agency from 1953 to 1956. He received a Juris Doctor from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1959, and was in private practice in Chattanooga, Tennessee from then until 1973. He was a judge on the Circuit Court of Hamilton County, Tennessee, Division III from 1973 to 1983.[1]

Federal judicial service

Milburn was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on April 14, 1983, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee vacated by Judge Charles Gelbert Neese. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 6, 1983, and received commission on June 7, 1983. He served as Chief Judge from January 15, 1984 to October 9, 1984. His service terminated on October 9, 1984, due to elevation to the Sixth Circuit.[1]

Milburn was nominated by President Reagan on September 6, 1984, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the Senate on October 3, 1984, and received commission on October 4, 1984. He assumed senior status due to a certified disability on July 1, 1996. His service terminated on April 1, 2016, due to death.[1]

Death

Milburn died on April 1, 2016, at the Alexian Village Retirement Community, in Signal Mountain, Tennessee.[2]

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References

Sources

Herbert Theodore Milburn at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Charles Gelbert Neese	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee 1983–1984	Succeeded by Robert Allan Edgar
Preceded by Frank Wiley Wilson	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee 1984	Succeeded by Thomas Gray Hull
Preceded by Seat established by 98 Stat. 333	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 1984–1996	Succeeded by Ronald Lee Gilman

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[fjc.gov-1] "Milburn, Herbert Theodore - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

[2] "Judge Ted Milburn, Who Served As Circuit, Then Federal Judge And On The 6th Circuit Court Of Appeals, Dies".