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Jeffrey Bivins' Biography

Contact Information

Office


General

Court

Supreme Court Building, Suite 321
401 7th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37219

Full Name:

Jeffrey Bivins

Gender:

Male

Birth Place:

Kingsport, TN

JD, Law, Vanderbilt University Law School, 1983-1986

BA, Political Science, East Tennessee State University, 1982

Former County Commissioner, Williamson County

Candidate, Tennessee State Justice of the Supreme Court, 2014

Chief Justice, Tennessee State Supreme Court, 2016-2021

Justice, Tennessee State Supreme Court, 2014-2016

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Tennessee State Courts, 2011-2014

Appointed by Governor Bill Haslam, Justice, Tennessee State Supreme Court, April 2014

Circuit Court Judge, 21st Judicial District of Tennessee, 2005-2011

Attorney, Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry, 1986-1995, 2001-2005

Assistant Commissioner and General Counsel, Tennessee Department of Personnel, 1996-1999, 2000-2001

Board Member, Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature, present

Board Member, Williamson County Education Foundation, present

Former Member, Board of Trustees, Williamson County Library

Co-Chair, Compensation and Retirement Committee, Tennessee Judicial Conference

Former Member, Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions Committee, Tennessee Judicial Conference

Member, Executive Committee, Tennessee Judicial Conference

Former Coach/Board Member, Girls Softball Association of Franklin

Member, Harry Phillips American Inn of Court

Member, John Marshall American Inns of Court

Member, Nashville Bar Foundation

Member, Tennessee Bar Foundation

Member, Tennessee Court of the Judiciary

President-Elect, Tennessee Judicial Conference

Member, Tennessee Judicial Evaluation Commission

Member, Williamson County Bar Association

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