Harry Phillips

Judge Harry Phillips

Personal

Birthday:

7/28/1909

Birthplace:

Watertown, TN

Date of Death:

8/3/1985

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Watertown, Tennessee, 1935-1937
State representative, Tennessee, 1935-1937
Assistant attorney general, State of Tennessee, 1937-1943, 1946-1950
U.S. Navy lieutenant commander, 1943-1946
Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1950-1963

Education

Name of School:

Cumberland University

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1932

Name of School - Second:

Cumberland School of Law, Samford University

The mission of the Cumberland School of Law is to educate a diverse community of students with knowledge and practical skills, equipping them to become highly competent, ethical lawyers committed to professionalism and public service.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1933

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Court Name:

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating:

John F. Kennedy

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

7/3/1963

Retirement from Active Service:

1/15/1979

Termination Date:

8/3/1985

Termination Reason:

Death