Thomas Gray Hull
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 and confirmed by voice vote, Thomas Gray Hull 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 1951. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1926–2008
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1983
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law 1951
- Succeeded
- Frank Wiley Wilson
- Succeeded by
- J. Ronnie Greer
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Eastern District of Tennessee succeeded Frank Wiley Wilson | 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
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Hull was assigned 4,683 district-court cases (1984–2006). Median time from filing to termination: 219 days across 4,682 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 15 of Hull’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 12 were affirmed, 1 reversed or vacated, and 2 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, Hull authored 69 published opinions for the court (1983–2001). Most cited: County of Johnson v. United States Gypsum Co. (30 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | County of Johnson v. United States Gypsum Co. | 580 F. Supp. 284 | 30 |
| 1985 | Roysdon v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. | 623 F. Supp. 1189 | 17 |
| 1994 | Blue Diamond Coal Co. v. Shalala (In Re Blue Diamond Coal Co.) | 174 B.R. 722 | 16 |
| 1983 | Brewer v. City of Bristol | 577 F. Supp. 519 | 14 |
| 1986 | Wagner v. Salvation Army | 660 F. Supp. 466 | 11 |
| 1986 | Central Transport, Inc. v. Central States, Southeast & Southwest Area Pension Fund | 640 F. Supp. 56 | 11 |
| 1986 | Central Transport, Inc. v. Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund | 639 F. Supp. 788 | 11 |
| 1984 | Haynes Ex Rel. Burton v. O'Connell | 599 F. Supp. 59 | 11 |
| 1987 | Dickens Ex Rel. Dickens v. Johnson County Board of Education | 661 F. Supp. 155 | 10 |
| 1984 | Fugate v. AAA MacHinery & Equipment Company | 593 F. Supp. 392 | 10 |
| 1986 | Taylor v. McManus | 661 F. Supp. 11 | 9 |
| 1985 | Wilson v. Davis (In Re Wilson) | 62 B.R. 43 | 9 |
| 1984 | United States v. Daugherty | 599 F. Supp. 671 | 9 |
| 1984 | Martin v. Sams | 600 F. Supp. 71 | 9 |
| 1985 | Johnson County, Tenn. v. US Gypsum Co. | 664 F. Supp. 1127 | 8 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 69 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 Thomas Gray Hull?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Thomas Gray Hull to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in 1983.
- Was Thomas Gray Hull appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Thomas Gray Hull was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Thomas Gray Hull's confirmation vote?
- Thomas Gray Hull was confirmed by voice vote on November 9, 1983. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Thomas Gray Hull on?
- Thomas Gray Hull 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 District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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24 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).