Clifton Leland Corker at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
- Jurisdiction
- Tennessee · Federal
- Judicial service
- July 22, 2019–present
Clifton Leland Corker
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Available research
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AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · November 6, 2025
Jamison Warfield v. W.N. Morehouse Truck Line, Inc.
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Private practice, Morristown, Tennessee, 1995-1996
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Cynthia Kinser, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, 1993-1994
- Professional Career: Volunteer, Federal Defender Services, Greeneville, Tennessee, 1994-1995
- Professional Career: Private practice, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1996-2015
Judicial service
- Magistrate, District Court, E.D. Tennessee, 2019-present
Education
- James Madison University · B.A., 1990
- William and Mary Law School · J.D., 1993
Personal record
Born 1967 · Richmond
Courtroom rules and guidance
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/6770606CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9919/clifton-l-corker/Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts