Special Master named for water dispute
on Nov 11, 2015 at 12:55 am
The Supreme Court on Tuesday named Eugene E. Siler, Jr., a senior judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, to serve as Special Master in the dispute between Mississippi, Tennessee, and Memphis over the right to pump water from an underground source claimed by Mississippi. Siler lives in London, Kentucky. The appointment order is here.
Because Mississippi v. Tennessee is an original case, the Court is acting as a trial court. Siler will gather evidence in the case and recommend a ruling to the Court. There is no timetable for him to do so.
