Thomas Aquinas Higgins

Personal

Birthday: 
1932
Birthplace: 
Nashville, TN
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

U.S. Army, JAG Corps, 1957-1960
Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1961-1984

Education

Name of School: 
Christian Brothers College
Degree: 
A.A.
Degree Year: 
1952
Name of School - Second: 
University of Tennessee
Degree - Second: 
B.A.
Degree Year - Second: 
1954
Name of School - Third: 

Vanderbilt University Law School

The skills of lawyers, including the skills of analyzing complex issues, asking the right questions, advocating for clients, and managing disputes and organizations, are best taught in a rigorous setting by first-rate faculty, in the company of outstanding classmates. At Vanderbilt, you'll find a faculty that is second to none in combining excellent and demanding teaching with important and influential research. More than anywhere else, Vanderbilt professors are demanding in class and civil and accessible outside it. Our faculty and staff work hard to model, in every class and every program, best practices in teaching law. As a result, our graduates are in high demand, with more than 550 employers visiting Vanderbilt every year to recruit our students for positions throughout the U.S. and abroad.

Degree - Third: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Third: 
1957

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
Court Name: 

Tennessee Middle District Court

President Nominating: 
Ronald Reagan
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
10/4/1984
Retirement from Active Service: 
2/28/1999