List of justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court

John Catron served on the Tennessee Court of Errors and Appeals before his appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Andrew Jackson's service on the Tennessee Superior 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.

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

Territorial high court

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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

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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
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 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		 .
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		 .
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 2024 .
Jacob Peck 1822 1834 Court of Errors and Appeals
Samuel Powell 1807 1809 Superior Court
Alan M. Prewitt 1937
1941		 1937
1963		 .
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 .
Mary L. Wagner 2024 Incumbent .
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

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  1. ^ "Justices". Tennessee Supreme Court Historical Society. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ "History and Milestones". Tennessee Courts. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021.
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