Court of Appeals Judge
Year Elected/Appointed
2013
Prior Judicial Experience
Chancellor, Third Judicial District, 1996-2013
General Sessions Judge, Hamblen County, 1990-1996
Municipal Court Judge, Morristown, 1990-1996
Previous Employment
Private Practice, Bacon, Dugger, Jessee, Perkins, 1983-1990
Education
J.D., University of Tennessee, 1983
B.A., University of Tennessee, 1980
Honors
ABOTA Trial Judge of the Year, 2000
President - Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, 2007-2009
President, Tennessee Judicial Conference, 2010-2011
Eagle Scout
Tennessee Bar Foundation, 2007
Membership(s)
Tennessee Bar Association
Tennessee Judicial Conference
Vice Chair - Tennessee Judicial Family Institute
Community Involvement
Annual National Adoption Day celebration
"Hope for Orphans" Ministry Team - First United Methodist Church, Morristown
Speaker at Judicial Conferences and Bar Associations
Division
Eastern Section
Thomas
R.
Frierson
Contact Info
8655945281
Address
505 Main Street, Suite 318
P.O. Box 444
Knoxville, TN 37902
United States