West Humphreys | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee | |
| In office March 26, 1853 – June 26, 1862 | |
| Appointed by | Franklin Pierce |
| Preceded by | Morgan Welles Brown |
| Succeeded by | Connally Trigg |
| 3rd Attorney General of Tennessee | |
| In office 1839–1851 | |
| Governor | James K. Polk James C. Jones Aaron V. Brown Neill S. Brown William Trousdale |
| Preceded by | Return Meigs |
| Succeeded by | William Graham Swan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | West Hughes Humphreys August 26, 1806 Montgomery County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | October 16, 1882 (aged 76) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Relatives | Parry Wayne Humphreys (father) John Morton (son-in-law) |
| Education | Transylvania University |
West Hughes Humphreys (August 26, 1806 – October 16, 1882) was the 3rd Attorney General of Tennessee and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, and the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
During the American Civil War, he served as a Confederate judge from 1861 until the end of the war in 1865. He was ultimately impeached by the United States House of Representatives in 1862, being convicted and removed from office by the United States Senate for supporting the Confederate States of America. He was banned from federal service for life.