The judges on this page have agreed to make presentations about a variety of topics pertaining to the law and our court system. This list includes the topics each judge is willing to speak and where they are willing to travel.
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The list of judges is separated by section of the state. Click on the links below to view the judges in your area.
East Tennessee
| Judge | Location | Topics |
| Judge Skip Frierson Court of Appeals | Knoxville, TN (will speak within 50 miles) | Tennessee judicial system History of Chancery courts in Tennessee History of adoptions in Tennessee Judicial Ethics Appellate court written and oral advocacy Other law related topics |
| Judge James E. Lauderback 1st Judicial District Circuit Court | Jonesborough, TN (will speak within 50 miles) | Court Structure Tennessee Court System Any law-related topic |
| Judge Thomas J. Wright (retired) 3rd Judicial District Circuit Court | Greeneville, TN (will speak within 75 miles) | Treatment/Drug Courts Divorce and Children Tennessee Judicial System Any law-related topic |
| Judge David R. Duggan 5th Judicial District Circuit Court | Maryville, TN (will speak within 50 miles) | Tennessee judicial system Drug Courts Criminal Procedure |
| Judge Bill Ailor 6th Judicial District Circuit Court | Knoxville, TN (will speak statewide) | Any law-related topic |
| Judge Andrew M. Freiberg 10th Judicial District Circuit Court | Athens, TN (will speak in Bradley, McMinn, Monroe and Polk counties) | Any law-related topic |
| Chancellor Doug Jenkins 3rd Judicial District Chancery Court | Rogersville, TN (will speak statewide) | Any law-related topic Chancery Court & Ethics |
| Chancellor Jerri Bryant 10th Judicial District Chancery Court | Athens, TN | Ethics Chancery Court Any law-related topic |
| Chancellor Pamela Fleenor 11th Judicial District Chancery Court | Chattanooga, TN (will speak within 100 miles of Chattanooga) | Court System Conservatorships |
| Judge Jeff Hollingsworth (retired) 11th Judicial District Circuit Court | Chattanooga, TN (will speak statewide) | Court System Structure Juries Domestic Law Issues Domestic Violence |
| Judge Don Poole (retired) 11th Judicial District | Chattanooga, TN | Criminal Law Function of Various Courts Sentencing Considerations |
| Judge Justin C. Angel 12th Judicial District Circuit Court | Pikeville, TN (will speak statewide) | Millennials in legal practice Rural Practice Social Media |
| Judge R. Wylie Richardson McMinn County General Sessions/Juvenile Court | Athens, TN (will speak with 75 miles of Athens) | Criminal Law Juvenile Law Constitutional Law Functions of Various Courts |
| Judge Dwight Stokes Sevier County General Sessions Court | Sevierville, TN | Criminal Law Judicial Ethics Juvenile Law Constitutional Law |
Middle Tennessee
| Judge | Location | Topics |
| Judge Robert Wedemeyer Court of Criminal Appeals | Nashville, TN (will speak statewide) | Tennessee Plan (Judicial Selection) Any law-related topic Any topic related to the judiciary |
| Judge Frank Clement Court of Appeals | Nashville, TN | Any law-related topic (except criminal, domestic or tax law) |
| Judge Paul Summers (retired) Senior Judge | Nashville, TN (will speak within 3 hours of Nashville) | Judicial System Appellate Courts Office of Attorney General Tennessee Constitution Criminal Law Legislature Executive and Judicial Branches |
Chancellor Louis W. Olliver III 18th Judicial District Chancery Court | Gallatin, TN (will speak in Davidson and surrounding counties) | Domestic relation issues Will and Probate issues (with the exception of trusts/taxation issues) |
| Joe P. Binkley, Jr. 20th Judicial District Circuit Court | Nashville, TN (will speak in middle Tennessee) | Any law-related topic |
| Judge Hamilton Gayden (retired) 20th Judicial District Circuit Court | Nashville, TN (will speak within 50 miles) | Tennessee’s Role in the 19th Amendment (Women’s Suffrage) Any law-related topic |
| Chancellor Russell T. Perkins 20th Judicial District Chancery Court | Nashville, TN (will speak in Middle Tennessee) | Any law-related topic Public Service |
| Judge Monte Watkins (retired) 20th Judicial District Criminal Court | Nashville, TN (will speak within 100 miles) | Judicial System Ethics Motivational Matters |
| Judge Timothy Easter Court of Criminal Appeals | Franklin, TN | Drug Courts SCALES Tennessee Judicial System Judicial Ethics |
| Judge James Martin (retired) 21st Judicial District Circuit Court | Franklin, TN | The job of a circuit court judge |
| Judge Lynda F. Jones Davidson County General Sessions Court | Nashville, TN (will speak in Davidson County) | Basic Jurisdiction of GS Court
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| Judge Barry Tidwell Rutherford County General Sessions Court | Murfreesboro, TN | State Criminal Procedure Consitutional Law Judicial Ethics Federal Criminal Procedure |
| Judge Bill Higgins (retired) Davidson County General Sessions Court | Nashville, TN | General legal topics |
| Judge Angelita Blackshear Dalton 20th Judicial District Criminal Court | Nashville, TN (will speak within 50 miles) | Domestic Violence Handling Cases in GS Court |
West Tennessee
| Judge | Location | Topics |
| Judge Bill Acree Senior Judge | Union City, TN (will speak within 50 miles) | Drug Courts |
| Judge Camille R. McMullen Court of Criminal Appeals | Memphis, TN (will speak statewide) | Diversity in the law/judiciary |
| Judge Larry J. Logan (retired) Carroll County General Sessions Court | McKenzie, TN (will speak within 75 miles) | Any law-related topic |
| Judge Betty J. Thomas Moore Shelby County General Sessions Court | Memphis, TN (will speak statewide) | Civil and Criminal Issues |
| Judge Larry E. Potter (retired) Shelby County General Sessions Court | Memphis, TN (will speak statewide) | Housing code Fire/Anti-neglect code Health code Animal control Construction and zoning Nuisances Neighborhood Preservation Act Littering Wildlife code |
| Judge Gerald Skahan (retired) Shelby County General Sessions Court | Memphis, TN | Criminal Law Court Issues Mental Health Court Veterans and Drub Court |
| Judge Kathy Gomes Shelby County Probate Court | Memphis, TN (will speak within 50 miles of Memphis) | Wills Conservatorships Mental Health Commitment |
| Chancellor Tony Childress 29th Judicial District Chancery Court | Dyersburg, TN (will speak in NW Tennessee) | Any law-related topic |
| Judge Gina C. Higgins 30th Judicial Circuit Court | Memphis, TN (will speak statewide) | Civil matters |
| Rhynette N. Hurd 30th Judicial Circuit Court | Memphis, TN (prefers Middle & West Tennessee) | Civil Trial Candor & Civility Self-represented litigants Implicit Bias |
| Judge J. Robert Carter, Jr. 30th Judicial District Criminal Court | Memphis, TN (will speak in W Tennessee) | Any law-related topic (preferably criminal) |
| Judge Chris Craft 30th Judicial District Criminal Court | Memphis, TN | Any law-related topic |
| Justice Mary L. Wagner Supreme Court | Memphis, TN (within 50 miles of Shelby County) | Any law-related topic (preferabley civil) |