Todd J. Campbell
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1995 and confirmed by voice vote, Todd J. Campbell was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. He earned a law degree from University of Tennessee College of Law in 1982. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1956–2021
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1995
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Vanderbilt 1978 · University of Tennessee College of Law 1982
- Succeeded
- Thomas Anderton Wiseman Jr.
- Succeeded by
- Eli Jeremy Richardson
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Middle District of Tennessee succeeded Thomas Anderton Wiseman Jr. | Clinton (D) | 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
| Vanderbilt University | B.A. | 1978 |
| University of Tennessee College of Law | J.D. | 1982 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Campbell was assigned 5,545 district-court cases (1994–2017). Median time from filing to termination: 160 days across 5,540 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 326 of Campbell’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 268 were affirmed, 33 reversed or vacated, and 25 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, Campbell authored 62 published opinions for the court (1996–2011). Most cited: Abdur' Rahman v. Bell (23 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Abdur' Rahman v. Bell | 999 F. Supp. 1073 | 23 |
| 1996 | Rawls v. Sundquist | 929 F. Supp. 284 | 23 |
| 1996 | Grimes v. Superior Home Health Care of Middle Tennessee, Inc. | 929 F. Supp. 1088 | 21 |
| 1997 | Spurlock v. Whitley | 971 F. Supp. 1166 | 16 |
| 1997 | Thompson v. Williamson County, Tenn. | 965 F. Supp. 1026 | 16 |
| 1998 | Marchetti v. Sun Life Assur. Co. of Canada | 30 F. Supp. 2d 1001 | 15 |
| 1997 | Dorris v. Absher | 959 F. Supp. 813 | 15 |
| 1996 | Belcher v. Shoney's, Inc. | 927 F. Supp. 249 | 15 |
| 2000 | Brian A. Ex Rel. Brooks v. Sundquist | 149 F. Supp. 2d 941 | 13 |
| 2000 | Barton v. Summers | 111 F. Supp. 2d 989 | 12 |
| 2008 | Holmes v. Telecheck International, Inc. | 556 F. Supp. 2d 819 | 11 |
| 2005 | Thompson v. American General Life & Accident Insurance | 404 F. Supp. 2d 1023 | 11 |
| 2001 | Black v. Bell | 181 F. Supp. 2d 832 | 11 |
| 1996 | Holley v. Deal | 948 F. Supp. 711 | 10 |
| 1998 | Belcher v. Shoney's, Inc. | 30 F. Supp. 2d 1010 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 62 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 Todd J. Campbell?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Todd J. Campbell to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee in 1995.
- Was Todd J. Campbell appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Todd J. Campbell was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Todd J. Campbell's confirmation vote?
- Todd J. Campbell was confirmed by voice vote on December 22, 1995. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Todd J. Campbell on?
- Todd J. Campbell 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
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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25 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).