J. Daniel Breen

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J. Daniel Breen
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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (senior status)
Tenure

2017 - Present

Years in position

7

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

Education

Bachelor's

Spring Hill College, 1972

Law

University of Tennessee Law School, 1975

Personal
Birthplace
Jackson, Tenn.

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J. Daniel Breen is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. He first joined the court in 2003 after being nominated by President George W. Bush. From 2013 to 2017, Breen served as chief judge of the court. Judge Breen elected to take senior status beginning March 18, 2017.[1][2]

Early life and education

Born in Jackson, Tennessee, Breen graduated from Spring Hill College with his bachelor's degree in 1972 and from the University of Tennessee Law School with his J.D. in 1975.[2]

Professional career

  • 2017 - Present: Senior judge
  • 2013-2017: Chief judge
  • 2003-2017: Judge
  • 1991-2003: Magistrate judge

Judicial nominations and appointments

Western District of Tennessee

Nomination Tracker
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Nominee Information
Name: J. Daniel Breen
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Progress
Confirmed 154 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: October 10, 2002
ApprovedAABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Questionnaire:
ApprovedAHearing: February 12, 2003
Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
ApprovedAReported: March 6, 2003 
ApprovedAConfirmed: March 13, 2003
ApprovedAVote: 92-0
DefeatedAReturned: November 20, 2002

Breen was first nominated to the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee by President George W. Bush on October 10, 2002, to a seat vacated by Julia Gibbons as Gibbons was appointed to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Under Rule XXXI, paragraph six of the standing rules of the United States Senate, Breen's nomination was returned to the president on November 20, 2002. The president resubmitted Breen's nomination on January 7, 2003. The American Bar Association rated Breen Unanimously Well Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Breen's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 12, 2003, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on March 6, 2003. Breen was confirmed on a recorded 92-0 vote of the U.S. Senate on March 13, 2003, and he received his commission the next day. On August 24, 2013, Breen was named chief judge of the district court. He served as chief judge until he elected to take senior status beginning on March 18, 2017.[2][3][4][5]

Federal magistrate judge

Breen served as a federal magistrate judge for the Western District of Tennessee from 1991 to 2003.[2]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Jackson Sun, "Briefly: Craig Barbee sentenced to 30 years in prison for felony firearms violation, Breen becomes new chief judge in district, USJ and TCA vie to collect food for RIFA," August 29, 2013
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge J. Daniel Breen," accessed March 18, 2017
  3. ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees," accessed March 18, 2017
  4. ↑ United States Congress, "PN 2255 — J. Daniel Breen — The Judiciary," accessed March 18, 2017
  5. ↑ United States Congress, "PN 18 — J. Daniel Breen — The Judiciary," accessed March 18, 2017
Political offices
Preceded by:
Julia Gibbons 		Western District of Tennessee
2003–2017
Seat #3 		Succeeded by:
Mark Norris



Tennessee courts

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

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