List of justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court
Following is a list of Justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court:

John Catron served on the Tennessee Supreme Court before his appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Andrew Jackson's service on the Tennessee Supreme Court preceded his service for his second term in the United States Senate, and as President of the United States.

Horace Maynard served on the Tennessee Supreme Court and the United States Congress at the same time, a dual role that was challenged in court.
Territorial high court
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
Judge | Began active service | Ended active service | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
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 | . |
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 | . |
Arthur S. Buchanan | 1910 | 1917 | . |
Hamilton S. Burnett | 1947 | 1973 | . |
Waller C. Caldwell | 1886 | 1902 | . |
George Washington Campbell | 1809 | 1811 | . |
Robert Looney Caruthers | 1854 | 1861 | . |
John Catron | 1831 | 1835 | . |
Alexander W. Chambliss | 1923 | 1937 | . |
Chester C. Chattin | 1965 | 1969 | . |
William C. C. Claiborne | 1796 | 1797 | . |
Cornelia A. Clark | 2005 | Incumbent | . |
William Loch Cook | 1923 | 1942 | . |
William Wilcox Cooke | 1815 | 1816 | . |
James Burch Cooke | 1885 | 1886 | . |
Robert E. Cooper | 1974 | 1990 | . |
William Frierson Cooper | 1878 | 1886 | . |
Henry Crabb | 1826 | 1827 | . |
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 | . |
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 | . |
Frank P. Hall | 1918 | 1926 | . |
William J. Harbison | 1966 1974 | 1967 1990 | . |
William R. Harris | 1855 | 1858 | . |
Horace H. Harrison | 1867 | 1868 | . |
Alvin Hawkins | 1865 | 1868 | . |
John Haywood | 1816 | 1826 | . |
Joe W. Henry | 1974 | 1980 | . |
Janice M. Holder | 1996 | 2014 | . |
Andrew O. Holmes | 1963 | 1965 | . |
Parry W. Humphreys | 1807 | 1809 | . |
Allison B. Humphreys | 1967 | 1974 | . |
Andrew Jackson | 1798 | 1804 | . |
Holly M. Kirby | 2014 | Incumbent | . |
William C. Koch Jr. | 2007 | 2014 | . |
D. L. Lansden | 1910 | 1923 | . |
Benjamin J. Lea | 1890 | 1894 | . |
Sharon Gail Lee | 2009 | Incumbent | . |
Horace H. Lurton | 1886 | 1893 | . |
Horace Maynard | 1868 | 1868 | . |
William K. McAlister | 1893 | 1910 | . |
George F. McCanless | 1969 | 1970 | . |
Andrew McClain | 1869 | 1870 | . |
Robert McFarland | 1871 | 1882 | . |
Robert J. McKinney | 1847 | 1861 | . |
Samuel Milligan | 1860 1864 | 1861 1868 | . |
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 | . |
Roger A. Page | 2016 | Incumbent | |
Jacob Peck | 1822 | 1834 | . |
Samuel Powell | 1807 | 1809 | . |
Alan M. Prewitt | 1937 1941 | 1937 1963 | . |
William B. Reese | 1835 | 1847 | . |
Lyle Reid | 1990 | 1998 | . |
Archibald Roane | 1796 1815 | 1801 1819 | . |
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 | 1917 | . |
John E. Swepston | 1954 | 1961 | . |
William H. Swiggart | 1926 | 1934 | . |
Howell Tatum | 1797 | 1798 | . |
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 | . |
Penny J. White | 1994 | 1996 | . |
Weldon B. White | 1961 | 1967 | . |
Robert Whyte | 1816 | 1834 | . |
John Summerfield Wilkes | 1893 | 1908 | . |
Samuel Cole Williams | 1913 | 1919 | . |
Thomas L. Williams | 1826 | 1826 | . |
Archibald Wright | 1858 | 1885 | . |
References
External links
- Justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court, Tennessee Supreme Court Historical Society
- Tennessee Supreme Court Photos, 1926 to Present
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