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Following is a list of justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court:
Territorial high court
[edit]The following judges were appointed by President George Washington while Tennessee remained a United States territory, the Southwest Territory.
Judge | Began active service |
Ended active service |
Notes |
Joseph Anderson | 1791 | 1796 | . |
Willie Blount | 1796 | 1796 | . |
David Campbell | 1790 | 1796 | . |
John McNairy | 1790 | 1796 | . |
State supreme court
[edit]This list includes Judges of the Tennessee Superior Court (1796–1809) and Judges of the Tennessee Court of Errors and Appeals (1810-1835).[1] These high courts were created before the 1835 Tennessee constitution, which established the Supreme Court and made the Judiciary an independent branch of government.[2]
Judge | Began active service |
Ended active service |
Notes |
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E. Riley Anderson | 1990 | 2006 | . |
George Andrews | 1868 | 1870 | . |
Nathan Lynn Bachman | 1918 | 1923 | . |
William M. Barker | 1995 | 2009 | . |
William Dwight Beard | 1890 1894 |
1892 1910 |
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Bennett Douglas Bell | 1908 | 1910 | . |
Adolpho A. Birch Jr. | 1993 | 2006 | . |
Jeffrey S. Bivins | 2014 | Incumbent | . |
A. D. Bright | 1894 | 1894 | . |
Ray L. Brock Jr. | 1974 | 1987 | . |
George H. Brown Jr. | 1980 | 1980 | . |
William Little Brown | 1822 | 1824 | Court of Errors and Appeals |
Arthur S. Buchanan | 1910 | 1918 | . |
Hamilton S. Burnett | 1947 | 1973 | . |
Waller C. Caldwell | 1886 | 1902 | . |
George Washington Campbell | 1809 | 1811 | Court of Errors and Appeals |
Sarah K. Campbell | 2022 | Incumbent | . |
Robert Looney Caruthers | 1854 | 1861 | . |
John Catron | 1831 | 1835 | Court of Errors and Appeals |
Alexander W. Chambliss | 1923 | 1937 | . |
Chester C. Chattin | 1965 | 1974 | . |
William C. C. Claiborne | 1796 | 1797 | Superior Court |
Cornelia Clark | 2005 | 2021 | . |
William Loch Cook | 1923 | 1942 | . |
William Wilcox Cooke | 1815 | 1816 | Court of Errors and Appeals |
James Burch Cooke | 1885 | 1886 | . |
Robert E. Cooper Sr. | 1974 | 1990 | . |
William Frierson Cooper | 1878 | 1886 | . |
Henry Crabb | 1826 | 1827 | Court of Errors and Appeals |
Larry Barkley Creson | 1965 | 1972 | . |
Martha Craig Daughtrey | 1990 | 1993 | . |
James W. Deaderick | 1870 | 1886 | . |
David William Dehaven | 1935 | 1943 | . |
Frank F. Drowota III | 1980 | 2005 | . |
Ross W. Dyer | 1961 | 1974 | . |
Thomas Emmerson | 1807 1819 |
1809 1822 |
Superior Court; Court of Errors and Appeals |
Sam L. Felts | 1960 | 1964 | . |
Francis Fentriss | 1918 | 1918 | . |
William C. Folkes | 1886 | 1890 | . |
William Fones | 1973 | 1990 | . |
Thomas J. Freeman | 1870 | 1886 | . |
Frank H. Gailor | 1943 | 1954 | . |
Grafton Green | 1910 | 1947 | . |
Nathan Green Sr. | 1831 | 1852 | Court of Errors and Appeals; Supreme Court |
Frank P. Hall | 1918 | 1926 | . |
William J. Harbison | 1966 1974 |
1967 1990 |
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William R. Harris | 1855 | 1858 | . |
Horace H. Harrison | 1867 | 1868 | . |
Alvin Hawkins | 1865 | 1868 | . |
John Haywood | 1816 | 1826 | Court of Errors and Appeals |
Joe W. Henry | 1974 | 1980 | . |
Janice M. Holder | 1996 | 2014 | . |
Andrew O. Holmes | 1963 | 1965 | . |
Parry Wayne Humphreys | 1807 | 1809 | Superior Court |
Allison B. Humphreys | 1967 | 1974 | . |
Andrew Jackson | 1798 | 1804 | Superior Court |
Holly M. Kirby | 2014 | Incumbent | . |
William C. Koch Jr. | 2007 | 2014 | . |
D. L. Lansden | 1910 | 1923 | . |
Benjamin J. Lea | 1890 | 1894 | . |
Sharon G. Lee | 2009 | 2023 | . |
Horace H. Lurton | 1886 | 1893 | . |
Horace Maynard | 1868 | 1868 | . |
William K. McAlister | 1893 | 1910 | . |
George F. McCanless | 1969 | 1974 | . |
Andrew McClain | 1869 | 1870 | . |
Robert McFarland | 1871 | 1882 | . |
Colin P. McKinney | 1918 | 1942 | . |
Robert J. McKinney | 1847 | 1861 | . |
Samuel Milligan | 1860 1864 |
1861 1868 |
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Matthew M. Neil | 1902 | 1918 | . |
A. B. Neil | 1942 | 1960 | . |
Thomas A. R. Nelson | 1870 | 1871 | . |
Alfred O. P. Nicholson | 1870 | 1876 | . |
Charles H. O'Brien | 1987 | 1994 | . |
John Overton | 1804 | 1810 | Superior Court; Court of Errors and Appeals |
Roger A. Page | 2016 | Incumbent | |
Jacob Peck | 1822 | 1834 | Court of Errors and Appeals |
Samuel Powell | 1807 | 1809 | Superior Court |
Alan M. Prewitt | 1937 1941 |
1937 1963 |
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William B. Reese | 1835 | 1847 | . |
Lyle Reid | 1990 | 1998 | . |
Archibald Roane | 1796 1815 |
1801 1819 |
Superior Court; Court of Errors and Appeals |
James O. Shackleford | 1865 | 1868 | . |
John Knight Shields | 1902 | 1910 | . |
Henry G. Smith | 1867 | 1870 | . |
John L. T. Sneed | 1870 | 1878 | . |
David L. Snodgrass | 1886 | 1902 | . |
John E. Swepston | 1954 | 1961 | . |
William H. Swiggart | 1926 | 1934 | . |
Dwight E. Tarwater | 2023 | Incumbent | . |
Howell Tatum | 1797 | 1798 | Superior Court Judge |
Pride Tomlinson | 1947 | 1961 | . |
Archibald W. O. Totten | 1850 | 1855 | . |
William B. Turley | 1835 | 1850 | . |
Peter Turney | 1870 | 1893 | . |
Gary R. Wade | 2006 | 2015 | . |
Hugh Lawson White | 1809 | 1815 | Court of Errors and Appeals |
Penny J. White | 1994 | 1996 | . |
Weldon B. White | 1961 | 1967 | . |
Robert Whyte | 1816 | 1834 | Court of Errors and Appeals |
John Summerfield Wilkes | 1893 | 1908 | . |
Samuel Cole Williams | 1913 | 1919 | . |
Thomas L. Williams | 1825 | 1826 | Court of Errors and Appeals |
Archibald Wright | 1858 | 1885 | . |
References
[edit]- ^ "Justices". Tennessee Supreme Court Historical Society. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023.
- ^ "History and Milestones". Tennessee Courts. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court, Tennessee Supreme Court Historical Society
- Tennessee Supreme Court Photos, 1926 to Present