Who appointed Frank Wiley Wilson?

President John F. Kennedy appointed Frank Wiley Wilson to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in 1961.

Was Frank Wiley Wilson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Frank Wiley Wilson was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Frank Wiley Wilson's confirmation vote?

Frank Wiley Wilson was confirmed by voice vote on June 14, 1961. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Eastern District of Tennessee / Appointed 1961 / Served to 1982

Frank Wiley Wilson

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 and confirmed by voice vote, Frank Wiley Wilson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. He earned a law degree from University of Tennessee College of Law in 1941. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1917–1982
Appointed by: John F. Kennedy, 1961
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Tennessee 1939 · University of Tennessee College of Law 1941
Succeeded: Leslie Rogers Darr
Succeeded by: Thomas Gray Hull

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1961	Eastern District of Tennessee succeeded Leslie Rogers Darr	Kennedy (D)	Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

University of Tennessee	A.B.	1939
University of Tennessee College of Law	J.D.	1941

Judicial Record

In our data, Wilson authored 135 published opinions for the court (1961–1982). Most cited: First Flight Company v. National Carloading Corporation (41 citations).

A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Recent & notable rulings

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1962	First Flight Company v. National Carloading Corporation	209 F. Supp. 730	41
1972	Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp. v. Elgin Coal, Inc.	358 F. Supp. 17	40
1970	Hargraves v. Brackett Stripping MacHine Company	317 F. Supp. 676	37
1978	Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. Webb	464 F. Supp. 520	32
1982	Matter of Parker	21 B.R. 692	31
1971	Bass Anglers Sportsman's Society of America v. Scholze Tannery, Inc.	329 F. Supp. 339	28
1967	Chambliss v. Coca-Cola Bottling Corporation	274 F. Supp. 401	28
1967	Ramsey v. United Mine Workers of America	265 F. Supp. 388	26
1963	McCraw v. United Ass'n of Journeymen and Apprentices of Plumbing & Pipe Fitting Industry	216 F. Supp. 655	26
1962	Hopkins v. Wasson	227 F. Supp. 278	26
1973	Agus v. Future Chattanooga Development Corporation	358 F. Supp. 246	25
1967	Marquette Cement Manufacturing Co. v. Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co.	281 F. Supp. 944	25
1965	United States v. Hoffa	245 F. Supp. 772	24
1982	Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Ken Gardner Ford Sales, Inc. (In Re Ken Gardner Ford Sales, Inc.)	23 B.R. 743	23
1966	Hamilton National Bank of Chattanooga v. Russell	261 F. Supp. 145	23

Showing the 15 most-cited of 135 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Frank Wiley Wilson?: President John F. Kennedy appointed Frank Wiley Wilson to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in 1961.
Was Frank Wiley Wilson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Frank Wiley Wilson was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Frank Wiley Wilson's confirmation vote?: Frank Wiley Wilson was confirmed by voice vote on June 14, 1961. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Frank Wiley Wilson on?: Frank Wiley Wilson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.

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21 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).