Morgan Welles Brown
Appointed by President Andrew Jackson in 1834 and confirmed by voice vote, Morgan Welles Brown was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee and U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1800–1853
- Appointed by
- Andrew Jackson, 1834
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded by
- West Hughes Humphreys
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1834 | Eastern District of Tennessee succeeded John McNairy | Jackson (D) | Voice vote |
| 1834 | Western District of Tennessee succeeded John McNairy | Jackson (D) | Voice vote |
| 1839 | Middle District of Tennessee | Reassigned | – |
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
| Read law | 1830 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Brown authored 5 published opinions for the court (1991–2006). Most cited: Blanton v. United States (22 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Blanton v. United States | 896 F. Supp. 1451 | 22 |
| 1991 | Citicorp North America, Inc. v. Finley (In Re Washington Manufacturing Co.) | 128 B.R. 198 | 12 |
| 2004 | Sykes v. Matter | 316 F. Supp. 2d 630 | 2 |
| 2006 | Harvey v. Tran | 420 F. Supp. 2d 831 | 0 |
| 2003 | United States v. Cooper | 295 F. Supp. 2d 840 | 0 |
Showing the 5 most-cited of 5 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 Morgan Welles Brown?
- President Andrew Jackson appointed Morgan Welles Brown to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in 1834.
- Was Morgan Welles Brown appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Morgan Welles Brown was appointed by President Andrew Jackson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Morgan Welles Brown's confirmation vote?
- Morgan Welles Brown was confirmed by voice vote on December 31, 1833. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Morgan Welles Brown on?
- Morgan Welles Brown was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Washington B. Cooper (1802-1888) (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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13 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).