Who appointed J. Ronnie Greer?

President George W. Bush appointed J. Ronnie Greer to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in 2003.

Was J. Ronnie Greer appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

J. Ronnie Greer was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was J. Ronnie Greer's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed J. Ronnie Greer 97–0 on June 11, 2003.

Eastern District of Tennessee / Appointed 2003 / Senior status since 2018

J. Ronnie Greer

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

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by the Senate 97–0, J. Ronnie Greer is 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 1980. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1952 · age 74
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2003
Confirmed: 97–0
Education: East Tennessee State 1974 · University of Tennessee College of Law 1980
Succeeded: Thomas Gray Hull
Succeeded by: Clifton Leland Corker

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2003	Eastern District of Tennessee succeeded Thomas Gray Hull	G.W. Bush (R)	97–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 97–0 on June 11, 2003 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 216. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 97

46 D, 50 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 3

2 D, 1 R

Education

East Tennessee State University	B.S.	1974
University of Tennessee College of Law	J.D.	1980

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Greer was assigned 2,967 district-court cases (1993–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 325 days across 2,929 closed cases.

Civil rights18%

Personal-injury torts18%

Prisoner & habeas16%

Contract10%

Other civil matters10%

Other federal statutes9%

Other19%

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 357 of Greer’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 294 were affirmed, 44 reversed or vacated, and 19 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, Greer authored 14 published opinions for the court (2004–2011). Most cited: Armstrong v. United States Fire Insurance (20 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	Armstrong v. United States Fire Insurance	606 F. Supp. 2d 794	20
2008	In Re Southeastern Milk Antitrust Litigation	555 F. Supp. 2d 934	18
2009	In Re Southeastern Milk Antitrust Litigation	666 F. Supp. 2d 908	13
2009	Stephens v. Koch Foods, LLC	667 F. Supp. 2d 768	10
2011	In Re Southeastern Milk Antitrust Litigation	801 F. Supp. 2d 705	8
2010	Scott v. Regions Bank	702 F. Supp. 2d 921	3
2009	United States v. Case	654 F. Supp. 2d 747	1
2007	Eidson v. Tennessee Department of Children's Services	477 F. Supp. 2d 923	1
2011	ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM/SUNBELT, INC. v. Sebelius	795 F. Supp. 2d 704	0
2009	United States v. Davis	635 F. Supp. 2d 752	0
2008	AFG INDUSTRIES, INC. v. Cardinal IG Co., Inc.	594 F. Supp. 2d 889	0
2005	Cincinnati Insurance Companies v. Boggs	405 F. Supp. 2d 881	0
2004	United States v. Agett	327 F. Supp. 2d 899	0
2004	Bloomer v. Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center	299 F. Supp. 2d 810	0

Showing the 14 most-cited of 14 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 J. Ronnie Greer?: President George W. Bush appointed J. Ronnie Greer to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in 2003.
Was J. Ronnie Greer appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: J. Ronnie Greer was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was J. Ronnie Greer's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed J. Ronnie Greer 97–0 on June 11, 2003.
Which court is J. Ronnie Greer on?: J. Ronnie Greer is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.

Sources

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23 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).