Who appointed Herbert Theodore Milburn?

President Ronald Reagan appointed Herbert Theodore Milburn to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 1984.

Was Herbert Theodore Milburn appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Herbert Theodore Milburn was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Herbert Theodore Milburn's confirmation vote?

Herbert Theodore Milburn was confirmed by voice vote on October 3, 1984. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Sixth Circuit / Appointed 1984 / Served to 2016

Herbert Theodore Milburn

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1984 and confirmed by voice vote, Herbert Theodore Milburn was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Tennessee College of Law in 1959. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1931–2016
Appointed by: Ronald Reagan, 1984
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: East Tennessee State 1953 · University of Tennessee College of Law 1959
Succeeded by: Ronald Lee Gilman

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1983	Eastern District of Tennessee succeeded Charles Gelbert Neese	Reagan (R)	Voice vote
1984	Sixth Circuit	Reagan (R)	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

East Tennessee State University	B.S.	1953
University of Tennessee College of Law	J.D.	1959

Judicial Record

In our data, Milburn authored 6 published opinions for the court (1983–1984). Most cited: Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. Allen (67 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1984	Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. Allen	584 F. Supp. 386	67
1984	Harrison v. Celotex Corp.	583 F. Supp. 1497	8
1983	Magic Chef, Inc. v. International Molders & Allied Workers Union	581 F. Supp. 772	8
1984	City of Loudon, Tenn. v. Tennessee Valley Authority	585 F. Supp. 83	6
1984	Bowater North America Corp. v. Murray MacHinery, Inc.	604 F. Supp. 821	2
1984	Mose & Garrison Siskin Memorial Foundation, Inc. v. United States	603 F. Supp. 91	1

Showing the 6 most-cited of 6 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 Herbert Theodore Milburn?: President Ronald Reagan appointed Herbert Theodore Milburn to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 1984.
Was Herbert Theodore Milburn appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Herbert Theodore Milburn was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Herbert Theodore Milburn's confirmation vote?: Herbert Theodore Milburn was confirmed by voice vote on October 3, 1984. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Herbert Theodore Milburn on?: Herbert Theodore Milburn was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

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31 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).