The Historical Society of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
The Court Historical Society was formed in 1993 and adopted the mission of compiling and preserving the history of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. The Society has approximately 200 members throughout the Eastern District, mainly lawyers who practice in this court, but membership is open to all who have an interest in the Society's work. The Society has compiled numerous oral histories; it has collected artifacts related to the court's work, and several of these are on display in each division; and it commissioned the writing of the court's history, which has been published in a book titled Justice in the Valley. You may learn more about the Society by contacting Executive Director Don K. Ferguson at (865) 545-4234, Ext. 2222, or by writing to him at the Howard H. Baker United States Courthouse, 800 Market Street, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902. |
Historical Society Newsletters
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 01/2012 | History Making Grand Jury, New Officers, The Kennedy Party |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 11/2011 | Hoffa Documents Received, Historic Appointment, Successful Seminars |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 09/2011 | Taylor Lost a Client, Oral History Interviews, Judge Guyton Hosts Visitors |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 05/2011 | The Papers, Our Civil War Judge, The Second Judge to Transfer, Mountain Landscapes |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 03/2011 | About Judge Wilson, Alex Haley's Visit, Historical Poster |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 02/2011 | Oral History Notes, The Society's Archives, The Courthouse That Was Not Built |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 12/2010 | Oral History Notes, Judge Hull Memorialized, Gift Books |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 09/2010 | The Washingtons, Oral History Notes |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 05/2010 | The U.S. Commissioner, Judge Collier on History, Noted Trial Recalled |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 03/2010 | Reddy Preceeds and Succeeds Crawford, An Unveiling, History of Appointment Authority |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 11/2009 | The Man Who Became Chief Justice, The Archives, Judge Wright Chosen |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 01/2010 | John C. Crawford Jr., U.S. Attorney, 1953-61 |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 09/2009 | Local Rules vs. Standing Orders, Jarvis Oral History, Whittle Visit |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 07/2009 | The Jury Wheel, Courtroom Chewing, The 8th and 6th Circuit Link |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 05/2009 | A Book-signing Reception, Free Legal Service, Judge Wilson on Criminal Defense |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 03/2009 | Unique Court Post, Judge Susano Publishes a Book, Park Cases Today |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 11/2008 | Knoxville Lawyer Tells of His Federal Judge Grandfather, Shorten Those Speeches, More on Winchester History |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 07/2008 | Judicial Evolution, Historical Happenings, Jarvis in Federal Supplement |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 05/2008 | Naturalization, A Date Remembered |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 09/2008 | Two Judges Chosen, Whiskey Hijacking Case, Parking Ticket Causes a Dispute |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 03/2008 | Campaign for Congress, An Oral History Story, Snail Darter Case |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 01/2008 | The Traveling Judge, Commemoration of Notable Trials, Judge Hastie Library |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 11/2007 | Papers Languish in Drawers, A Twist of Fate |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 09/2007 | Death of A Judge During a Trial, From Referees to Judges |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 07/2007 | History of Judgeships, Supporter of History, Summers on Jarvis, Revenuers |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 05/2007 | Threat on a Judge, A Society Goal, History for Sale |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 03/2007 | Long-Running Sanction, He Pays Bills, The Red Light |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 01/2007 | Case Cards Go, Coal Case History, History Show |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 11/2006 | Voice from the Past, Donation of Papers, Historical Posters |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 09/2006 | Spy Case, Chicago Connection |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 07/2006 | Glimpses from the Past, Judge Bare, Deputy Marshal Sertel, Deputy Marshal Floyd Marshall |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 01/2006 | Custom or Customs? A Tinkers Dam(n), Scenes Not Seen Today, |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 10/2005 | The Gavel, Jarvis Interview, A Judicial Milestone |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 08/2005 | Chattanooga Lynching, Burger For A Woman, Judge Neese And His Bailiff, She Has Our Book, Former Clerk Dies |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 05/2005 | A Senate Page Recalls, Clear Jury Instructions, Reaching for the Gavel, Oral Histories |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 12/2004 | A Justice Forgotten, Old Greeneville Documents, Society Receives Gift, Judge Kelley's Papers |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 09/2004 | Law Career Chronicled, Law Firm Histories, Historical Society Book, |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 05/2004 | UMW Antitrust Cases, Women in the Court, New Leaders, Notes from the Outgoing Chairman |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 03/2004 | Prized Possesion, Recess Appointments, Chattanooga Courthouse Wins, Chicago Trial Familiar |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 01/2004 | In the Book, Birth of a Library, |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 09/2003 | Notes from the Past, A Record Year, From Moonshine to Meth, Merit Selection Panel, An Unusual Juror, Greeneville History, The 12-Person Jury |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 05/2003 | An Interdistrict Connection, A Call from the Chief Justice, We Mark Our Tenth Year, Conclusion of Magistrate Judge Selection, History Recalled |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 03/2003 | Old Courthouses, He Started His Career Here, Probation Officer for Thirty Years Didn't Believe in the Job at First, Magistrate Judge Selection, Oral Histories |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 01/2003 | Historic Times, Newsmaking Trials, It Doesn't Happen Often, Video Gift |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 09/2002 | Courthouse Vaults, Our Only Multidistrict Cases, The 3 a.m. Call, Socializing with a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Judge Jordan Unveiling Ceremony |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 01/2009 | Your Brother Becomes a Judge, Early Rules for Admission, Old Papers Surface |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 03/2002 | Murrian Papers, Save the Courthouses, The Red Robe, Historic Occasion, Our Tax Court Judge, Investiture, Society Book Recognized |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 11/2001 | Justice Douglas's Visit, Judicial News, What is Senior Status?, The Judicial Robe, Plaque Honors Judge Hull, Who Names Them? |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 05/2001 | Judicial Commissions, Author Moves Up, Wooden Cabinet Update, Hicks and Supreme Court, Greeneville Courthouse History |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 02/2001 | A History Challenge, A Milestone at Greeneville, Last Truman Appointees |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 05/2000 | Society Wins Award, The Mystery is Solved, Judge Baxter Background, First Woman Clerk, Artwork, Chairman's Message |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 02/2000 | Save the Courtroom, Early Court Minutes, The Taylor Family, Chattanooga's First, Acquisitions, Reminiscences of Baxter Lee |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 09/1999 | Interest is High, Sanford's Funeral, White Marble Palace, Hoffa Trial Recollections, Book Report, Magic of America, |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 04/1999 | Impeachment, Kidnapping, Hoffa |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 12/1998 | Impeachment, Kidnapping, Hoffa |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 06/1998 | Historical Notes, Judge Morton Dies |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 03/1998 | The Chattanooga Mural, Greeneville and LaFollette, Customs House History, Darr Papers, |
| Historical Society Newsletter, Issue 09/1997 | Milani Remembered, Our Files are Growing, History Book Progressing, Mrs. Manson Dies, History Around the 6th Circuit |