The Clerk of Court is an administrative office serving the Court, the public and members of the bar. While the Clerk’s Office may provide instruction and information related to filings, rules, and other administrative procedures approved by the Court, the Clerk of Court and the staff are prohibited from giving legal advice, explaining a ruling or speaking for the Court. The Court’s positions on cases can be found through its opinions and orders, which are available via PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records). Requests for information on media-related topics should be sent to mediainformation@tnwd.uscourts.gov.
Communication Access Coordinator
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a wide-ranging civil rights law that prohibits, under certain circumstances, discrimination based on disability. The ADA does not apply to the federal judiciary. However, the Judicial Conference of the United States has adopted a policy that all federal courts provide reasonable accommodations to participants with communication disabilities. Participants are defined as parties, attorneys, and witnesses of in-court or out-of-court judicial proceedings. Each federal court shall provide, at judiciary expense, sign language interpreters or other appropriate auxiliary aids and services to participants in federal court proceedings who are deaf, hearing-impaired, or have other communication disabilities.
The Communication Access Coordinator is responsible for coordinating these services upon request. Participants requesting communication services should contact the Communication Access Coordinator for the Western District of Tennessee at Communication_Access@tnwd.uscourts.gov. Requests need to be submitted at least 2 weeks prior to the scheduled judicial proceeding.
NOTE: Each courtroom is equipped with assistive listening devices which are readily available for use during court proceedings by participants, and spectators when deemed appropriate.
Clerk's Office Telephone Directory
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