Ronald Lee Gilman
(1942- )
 
Date and Place of Birth
  • October 16, 1942 , Memphis, Tennessee
Education
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, S. B., 1964
  • Harvard Law School, J. D., cum laude, 1967
Private Practice
  • Farris, Mathews, Gilman, Branan & Hellen, Memphis, TN, 1967-1997
Judicial Experience
  • Judge, Tennessee Court of Judiciary, 1979-1987
  • Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1997-present
Judicial Committees & Activities
  • Judicial Conference of the United States
    • Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction, 2004-present
  • Sixth Circuit Judicial Council, 1997-2005
  • Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference, Life Member
Academic Positions
  • Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy, University of Memphis Law School, 1980-1997
Other Employment
  • Arbitrator and Mediator, National Association of Securities Dealers, 1993-1997
  • Dalkon Shield Referee, Private Adjudication Center, 1994-1997
Professional Associations
  • American Arbitration Association
    • Commercial Arbitrator and Mediator, 1988-1997
  • Memphis Bar Association, 1967-present
    • President, 1987
    • President, Young Lawyers Division, 1974
  • Tennessee Bar Association, 1967-present
    • President, 1990-1991
    • Speaker, House of Delegates, 1985-1987
    • President, Young Lawyers Conference, 1978-1979
  • American Bar Association, 1967-present
    • Member, House of Delegates, 1990-1997
    • Member, Judicial Division, 1997-present
    • Chair, Appellate Judges Conference, 2007-2008
  • American Judicature Society
  • American Law Institute
  • American Bar Foundation
  • Tennessee Bar Foundation
  • American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
  • Memphis Bar Foundation
Civic & Other Activities
  • Memphis Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1968-1973
  • Board of Directors/Advisory Board, Chickasaw Council of Boy Scouts of America, 1993-2000
  • Board of Directors, Capital Case Resource Center of Tennessee, 1988-1995
  • Regional Chair, MIT Educational Council, 1968-1988
  • Board Member, Memphis Jewish Home, 1984-1987
  • Society of Memphis Magicians, 1979-present
    • President, 1986
  • Director and Treasurer, Senior Citizens Services, 1968-1973
  • Leadership Memphis, 1985
  • Member, Kiwanis Club of Memphis, 1981-1997
  • Member, Economic Club of Memphis, 1985-1997
  • Board of Directors, Commercial Law Affiliates, 1991-1993
  • Lawyers Journal Club of Memphis, 1985-1997
Honors and Awards
  • Eagle Scout Award, 1958
  • Sam A. Myar, Jr. Memorial Award for "outstanding service to the legal profession and the community," 1981
  • Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White) listed in categories of business litigation, corporate law and estate planning, 1983-1997