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Assignment of Death Penalty Cases

E.D. Tenn. Standing Order — Assignment of Death Penalty Cases

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE IN RE: ) ) SO-14-01 ASSIGNMENT OF ) DEATH PENALTY CASES ) STANDING ORDER Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 137, death penalty cases shall be assigned to the active District Judges on an equal rotation. ENTER: s/ Thomas A. Varlan CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Official source: https://www.tned.uscourts.gov/sites/tned/files/so_death_penalty_assignments.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23