List of Justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court
Encyclopedia
Following is a list of Justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court
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while Tennessee remained a United States territory
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Tennessee Supreme Court
The Tennessee Supreme Court is the state supreme court of the state of Tennessee. Cornelia Clark is the current Chief Justice.Unlike other states, in which the state attorney general is directly elected or appointed by the governor or state legislature, the Tennessee Supreme Court appoints the...
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Territorial high court
The following judges were appointed by President George WashingtonGeorge Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
while Tennessee remained a United States territory
United States territory
United States territory is any extent of region under the jurisdiction of the federal government of the United States, including all waters including all U.S. Naval carriers. The United States has traditionally proclaimed the sovereign rights for exploring, exploiting, conserving, and managing its...
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Judge | Began active service |
Ended active service |
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1791 | 1796 | . | |
1796 | 1796 | . | |
1790 | 1796 | . | |
1790 | 1796 | . |
State supreme court
Judge | Began active service |
Ended active service |
Notes |
1990 | 2006 | . | |
1868 | 1870 | . | |
1918 | 1923 | . | |
1995 | 2009 | . | |
1890 1894 |
1892 1910 |
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1908 | 1910 | . | |
1993 | 2006 | . | |
1894 | 1894 | . | |
1974 | 1987 | . | |
1980 | 1980 | . | |
1822 | 1824 | . | |
1910 | 1917 | . | |
1947 | 1973 | . | |
1886 | 1902 | . | |
1809 | 1811 | . | |
1854 | 1861 | . | |
1831 | 1835 | . | |
1923 | 1937 | . | |
1965 | 1969 | . | |
1796 | 1797 | . | |
2005 | Incumbent | . | |
1923 | 1942 | . | |
1884 | 1886 | . | |
1885 | 1886 | . | |
1874 | 1890 | . | |
1878 | 1886 | . | |
1826 | 1827 | . | |
1965 | 1972 | . | |
1990 | 1993 | . | |
1870 | 1886 | . | |
1935 | 1943 | . | |
1980 | 2005 | . | |
1961 | 1974 | . | |
1807 1819 |
1809 1822 |
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1960 | 1964 | . | |
1918 | 1918 | . | |
1886 | 1890 | . | |
1973 | 1990 | . | |
1870 | 1886 | . | |
1943 | 1954 | . | |
1910 | 1947 | . | |
1831 | 1852 | . | |
1918 | 1926 | . | |
1966 1974 |
1967 1990 |
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1855 | 1858 | . | |
1867 | 1868 | . | |
1865 | 1868 | . | |
1816 | 1826 | . | |
1974 | 1980 | . | |
1996 | Incumbent | . | |
1963 | 1965 | . | |
1807 | 1809 | . | |
1967 | 1974 | . | |
1798 | 1804 | . | |
2007 | Incumbent | . | |
1910 | 1923 | . | |
1890 | 1894 | . | |
2009 | Incumbent | . | |
1886 | 1893 | . | |
1868 | 1868 | . | |
1893 | 1910 | . | |
1969 | 1970 | . | |
1869 | 1870 | . | |
1871 | 1882 | . | |
1847 | 1861 | . | |
1860 1864 |
1861 1868 |
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1902 | 1918 | . | |
1942 | 1960 | . | |
1870 | 1871 | . | |
1870 | 1876 | . | |
1987 | 1994 | . | |
1804 | 1810 | . | |
1822 | 1834 | . | |
1807 | 1809 | . | |
1937 1941 |
1937 1963 |
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1835 | 1847 | . | |
1990 | 1998 | . | |
1796 1815 |
1801 1819 |
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1865 | 1868 | . | |
1902 | 1910 | . | |
1867 | 1870 | . | |
1870 | 1878 | . | |
1886 | 1917 | . | |
1954 | 1961 | . | |
1926 | 1934 | . | |
1797 | 1798 | . | |
1947 | 1961 | . | |
1850 | 1855 | . | |
1835 | 1850 | . | |
1870 | 1893 | . | |
2006 | Incumbent | . | |
1809 | 1815 | . | |
1994 | 1996 | . | |
1961 | 1967 | . | |
1816 | 1834 | . | |
1893 | 1908 | . | |
1913 | 1919 | . | |
1826 | 1826 | . | |
1858 | 1885 | . |
External links
- Justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court, Tennessee Supreme Court Historical Society
- Tennessee Supreme Court Photos, 1926 to Present