Court of Criminal Appeals Judge
Year Elected/Appointed
2022
Prior Judicial Experience
Criminal Court Judge, 6th Judicial District, 2020-2022
Previous Employment
Adjunct Professor of Law, The University of Tennessee College of Law
Assistant District Attorney General, Sixth Judicial District 2008-2012
Assistant Attorney General, Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter, Nashville 2012-2014
Deputy District Attorney General, Sixth Judicial District 2014-2019
Assistant District Attorney General, Sixth Judicial District 2008-2012
Assistant Attorney General, Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter, Nashville 2012-2014
Deputy District Attorney General, Sixth Judicial District 2014-2019
Education
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-KNOXVILLE Undergraduate 2005
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-KNOXVILLE Law School 2008
Honors
Knox.biz 40 under 40, 2019 Honoree
Robert E. Pryor Award of Excellence in Advocacy
Order of the Coif
Robert E. Pryor Award of Excellence in Advocacy
Order of the Coif
Membership(s)
Bar Admissions: Supreme Court of the United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Tennessee, Supreme Court of Tennessee
Court Appointed Special Advocate of East Tennessee, Past Member of the Board of Directors
Friend of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
East Tennessee Council on Children and Youth, Member
Laurel Church of Christ, Member
Sertoma Center, Board Member
The Federalist Society, Knoxville Lawyers Chapter
Hamilton Burnett American Inn of Court, Barrister
Court Appointed Special Advocate of East Tennessee, Past Member of the Board of Directors
Friend of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
East Tennessee Council on Children and Youth, Member
Laurel Church of Christ, Member
Sertoma Center, Board Member
The Federalist Society, Knoxville Lawyers Chapter
Hamilton Burnett American Inn of Court, Barrister
Publications
- Adjunct Professor of Law, The University of Tennessee College of Law
- Sertoma Center, Board Member
- Laurel Church of Christ, Member
- East Tennessee Council on Children and Youth, Member
- Friend of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Court Appointed Special Advocate of East Tennessee, Past Member of the Board of Directors
Kyle
A.
Hixson
Contact Info
8655946400
Address
505 Main Street, Suite 200
P.O. Box 444
Knoxville, TN 37901
United States