Harry Sandlin Mattice Jr.
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2005 and confirmed by the Senate 91–0, Harry Sandlin Mattice Jr. 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 1981. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1954 · age 72
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2005
- Confirmed
- 91–0
- Education
- University of Tennessee 1976 · University of Tennessee College of Law 1981
- Succeeded
- Robert Allan Edgar
- Succeeded by
- Charles Edward Atchley Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Eastern District of Tennessee succeeded Robert Allan Edgar | G.W. Bush (R) | 91–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 91–0 on October 24, 2005 · 109th Congress, Roll Call 266. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 91
38 D, 52 R, 1 I
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- A. Allard(R-CO)
- George Allen(R-VA)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Evan Bayh(D-IN)
- Robert Bennett(R-UT)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Christopher Bond(R-MO)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Samuel Brownback(R-KS)
- Jim Bunning(R-KY)
- Conrad Burns(R-MT)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Robert Byrd(D-WV)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Lincoln Chafee(R-RI)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Hillary Clinton(D-NY)
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Norm Coleman(R-MN)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Larry Craig(R-ID)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Mark Dayton(D-MN)
- James DeMint(R-SC)
- Mike DeWine(R-OH)
- Christopher Dodd(D-CT)
- Elizabeth Dole(R-NC)
- Pete Domenici(R-NM)
- Byron Dorgan(D-ND)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- John Ensign(R-NV)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Russ Feingold(D-WI)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Bill Frist(R-TN)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Charles Grassley(R-IA)
- Judd Gregg(R-NH)
- Chuck Hagel(R-NE)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- James Jeffords(I-VT)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman(D-CT)
- Blanche Lincoln(D-AR)
- Trent Lott(R-MS)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- Mel Martinez(R-FL)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Ben Nelson(D-NE)
- Barack Obama(D-IL)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Ken Salazar(D-CO)
- Rick Santorum(R-PA)
- Paul Sarbanes(D-MD)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Arlen Specter(R-PA)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Ted Stevens(R-AK)
- John Sununu(R-NH)
- Jim Talent(R-MO)
- Craig Thomas(R-WY)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
- George Voinovich(R-OH)
- John Warner(R-VA)
Did not vote · 9
6 D, 3 R
- Joe Biden(D-DE)
- Jon Corzine(D-NJ)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- Edward Kennedy(D-MA)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Gordon Smith(R-OR)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Education
| University of Tennessee | B.S. | 1976 |
| University of Tennessee College of Law | J.D. | 1981 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Mattice was assigned 2,071 district-court cases (1986–2020). Median time from filing to termination: 308 days across 2,071 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 429 of Mattice’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 354 were affirmed, 58 reversed or vacated, and 17 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Mattice authored 16 published opinions for the court (2006–2011). Most cited: Doe v. University of the South (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Doe v. University of the South | 687 F. Supp. 2d 744 | 41 |
| 2010 | Jenkins v. Marvel | 683 F. Supp. 2d 626 | 29 |
| 2011 | McClellan v. Astrue | 804 F. Supp. 2d 678 | 13 |
| 2008 | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Texas Hydraulics, Inc. | 583 F. Supp. 2d 904 | 10 |
| 2010 | Payne v. Goodman Manufacturing Co. | 726 F. Supp. 2d 891 | 5 |
| 2006 | Person v. Progressive Logistics Services LLC | 418 F. Supp. 2d 1006 | 4 |
| 2010 | Manuli Stretch USA, Inc. v. Pinnacle Films, Inc. | 749 F. Supp. 2d 764 | 3 |
| 2009 | Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance v. HVAC, Inc. | 679 F. Supp. 2d 863 | 3 |
| 2006 | McKee Foods Kingman v. Kellogg Co. | 474 F. Supp. 2d 934 | 3 |
| 2011 | United States v. Campbell | 767 F. Supp. 2d 873 | 1 |
| 2010 | Richards v. Johnson & Johnson | 688 F. Supp. 2d 754 | 1 |
| 2009 | Higgins v. Internal Revenue Service | 403 B.R. 537 | 1 |
| 2008 | United States v. Resa | 552 F. Supp. 2d 720 | 1 |
| 2010 | Messick v. Ascend Federal Credit Union | 424 B.R. 344 | 0 |
| 2009 | GOGGIN WAREHOUSING, LLC v. Morin | 638 F. Supp. 2d 877 | 0 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 16 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 Harry Sandlin Mattice Jr.?
- President George W. Bush appointed Harry Sandlin Mattice Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in 2005.
- Was Harry Sandlin Mattice Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Harry Sandlin Mattice Jr. was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Harry Sandlin Mattice Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Harry Sandlin Mattice Jr. 91–0 on October 24, 2005.
- Which court was Harry Sandlin Mattice Jr. on?
- Harry Sandlin Mattice Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2005)
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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15 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).