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Posted by: Paul Burch on Oct 19, 2023

A celebration of life for former U.S. District Court Judge Thomas A. Wiseman Jr. will be held Oct. 26 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3900 West End Ave, Nashville 37205. Wiseman served on the federal court for the Middle Tennessee District from 1978-2013 on the recommendation of Sen. Jim Sasser. He was nominated by then-President Jimmy Carter. Wiseman also was chief judge of the district from 1984 to 1991. Wiseman died in March 2020 at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Visitation with family will take place at 10 a.m. CDT, followed by a celebratory service for Wiseman and his wife, who also recently died, at 11 a.m.