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Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.

Fri, 11/08/2024
 Attorneys across the country are being targeted with fake electronic filing notifications, in which emails purporting to come from the federal Judiciary’s Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system lead recipients to a malicious website...
Mon, 11/04/2024
Filing procedures for emergency petitions related to the election on November 5, 2024 are here.
Tue, 10/15/2024
The United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee is alerting the public to an ongoing phone scam in which callers are fraudulently claiming to represent the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department and falsely stating that a warrant...
Fri, 10/11/2024
The current term of office of United States Magistrate Judge Charmiane G. Claxton, whose primary duty station is Memphis, Tennessee, is due to expire on May 31, 2025.  The United States District Court is required by law to establish a panel of...
Wed, 10/09/2024
The Honorable Sheryl H. Lipman, chief judge of the United States District Court, Western District of Tennessee, spoke in chapel October 4. At a time when the judiciary and judges have come under fire, History Department Chair Jonathan Jones invited...
Sat, 10/05/2024
The overflow space provided in room 375 of the Odell Horton Federal Building is no longer available as it was a means of observing the jury trial.   The media space in the basement remains available at this time.
Wed, 09/25/2024
The District Court has approved amending LR 83.4 ATTORNEYS – ADMISSION. The modification of this Rule is available for review on the Court’s Website at...
Fri, 09/06/2024
The trial for Case No. 2:23-cr-20191-MSN is scheduled to begin on September 9, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. CDT before the Honorable Mark S. Norris. For detailed guidance on photographing, broadcasting, and electronic devices, please refer to the...
Tue, 09/03/2024
The US District Court for the Western District of Tennessee has a job opening for a Generalist Clerk. Job Announcement and Description Job Application
Mon, 07/22/2024
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is soliciting applications from persons interested in appointment as FPD for the Western District of Tennessee at Memphis. The application deadline for the position has been extended to August...

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