Herbert Theodore Milburn or H. Ted Milburn (May 26, 1931 – April 1, 2016) was a

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of the

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and later a United States Circuit Judge of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Milburn graduated from Chattanooga City High School in 1949. He received a

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degree from

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in 1953 and was in the

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from 1953 to 1956. He received a

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from the

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in 1959, and was in private practice in

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, Tennessee from then until 1973. He was a judge on the Circuit Court of Hamilton County, Tennessee, Division III from 1973 to 1983.

Federal judicial service

Milburn was nominated by President

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on April 14, 1983, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge Charles Gelbert Neese. He was confirmed by the

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on June 6, 1983, and received commission on June 7, 1983. He served as Chief Judge from January 15, 1984 to October 9, 1984. His service terminated on October 9, 1984, due to elevation to the court of appeals. Milburn was nominated by President Reagan on September 6, 1984, to the

, to a new seat authorized by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the Senate on October 3, 1984, and received commission on October 4, 1984. He assumed

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due to a certified disability on July 1, 1996. His service terminated on April 1, 2016, due to death.

Death

Milburn died on April 1, 2016, at the Alexian Village Retirement Community, in Signal Mountain,

References

Sources

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