 the united states district court for the western district of tennessee (in case citations, w.d. tenn.) is the federal district court covering the western part of the state of tennessee. appeals from the western district of tennessee are taken to the united states court of appeals for the sixth circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the u.s. government under the tucker act, which are appealed to the federal circuit). ==jurisdiction== the jurisdiction of the western district of tennessee comprises the following counties: benton, carroll, chester, crockett, decatur, dyer, fayette, gibson, hardeman, hardin, haywood, henderson, henry, lake, lauderdale, madison, mcnairy, obion, perry, shelby, tipton, and weakley. the court's jurisdiction includes the entirety of west tennessee, plus perry county in middle tennessee. this area includes the cities of jackson and memphis. the united states attorney's office for the western district of tennessee represents the united states in civil and criminal litigation in the court. the current united states attorney is edward l. stanton, iii. == history == the united states district court for the district of tennessee was established with one judgeship on january 31, 1797, by 1 stat. 496.asbury dickens, a synoptical index to the laws and treaties of the united states of america (1852), p. 391.u.s. district courts of tennessee, legislative history, federal judicial center. the judgeship was filled by president george washington's appointment of john mcnairy. since congress failed to assign the district to a circuit, the court had the jurisdiction of both a 
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