Clifton Knowles
E. Clifton Knowles was a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. He was first appointed to this position in 2000 and he retired from the bench in 2016.[1][2]
Education
Judge Knowles graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1973. He then received his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1977.[1]
Career
After law school, Clifton Knowles began his career as an attorney for the law firm Arnett, Draper & Hagood. He then clerked for U.S. Appellate Judge George Edwards. Prior to his appointment to the U.S. District Court, he was a partner of the firm Bass, Berry & Sims PLC. He has also taught as an adjunct professor at the Vanderbilt University Law School since January of 2001.[1][3]
See also
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Practice and Procedure Manual, "Brief biography of Magistrate Judge E. Clifton Knowles" Scroll to page 4
- ↑ U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, "Announcement: New magistrate judges to be appointed," August 31, 2016
- ↑ Vanderbilt University Law School: Judge E. Clifton Knowles
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Tennessee, Middle District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Tennessee, Middle District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee
State courts:
Tennessee Supreme Court • Tennessee Court of Appeals • Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals • Tennessee Circuit Court • Tennessee Chancery Courts • Tennessee Criminal Court • Tennessee Probate Court • Tennessee General Sessions Court • Tennessee Juvenile Court • Tennessee Municipal Court
State resources:
Courts in Tennessee • Tennessee judicial elections • Judicial selection in Tennessee
