Court of Criminal Appeals Judge
Year Elected/Appointed
2014
Prior Judicial Experience
Circuit Court Judge, 21st Judicial District 1998-2014 (Williamson, Hickman, Lewis & Perry Counties) 1998 - Appointed
Previous Employment
Victim Witness Coordinator, 21st Judicial District, 1986-1989
Assistant District Attorney General, 21st Judicial District, 1989-1994
Attorney, Rogers & Easter, Attorneys at Law, 1994-1998
Adjunct Professor, Lipscomb University, August 2012 - 2014
Instructor, Nashville School of Law, August 2016 - May 2018
Assistant District Attorney General, 21st Judicial District, 1989-1994
Attorney, Rogers & Easter, Attorneys at Law, 1994-1998
Adjunct Professor, Lipscomb University, August 2012 - 2014
Instructor, Nashville School of Law, August 2016 - May 2018
Education
LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY Undergraduate 1982
NASHVILLE SCHOOL OF LAW Law School 1989
Honors
Gayle-Moyer Harris Service Award - 21st Recovery Court
Paul Harris Fellow – Brentwood Rotary
Liberty Bell Award - Williamson County Bar Association
Fellow – Tennessee Bar Association
Paul Harris Fellow – Brentwood Rotary
Liberty Bell Award - Williamson County Bar Association
Fellow – Tennessee Bar Association
Membership(s)
2020 – Present: Integrated Criminal Justice Committee; Tennessee Supreme Court Designee
2019 - Present: Tennessee Judicial Conference Foundation
2012 – 2014: Member, Board of Judicial Conduct – Vice Chairman
2009 – Present: Fellow, Tennessee Bar Association
1998 – Present: Member, Tennessee Judicial Conference; President (2018-2019), Vice President (2012-2013), Secretary (2009-2010), Committee Member (Executive, Legislative, Retirement & Compensation, Problem Solving Courts, Criminal Jury Instruction, Bench Bar, Strategic Planning)
1998 – 2014: Member, Tennessee Trial Judge Association; Treasurer (2014)
1996 – 2015: John Marshall American Inns of Court; President (1999-2002), Master of the Bench (1999-Present)
1989 – Present: Member, Williamson County Bar Association
2019 - Present: Tennessee Judicial Conference Foundation
2012 – 2014: Member, Board of Judicial Conduct – Vice Chairman
2009 – Present: Fellow, Tennessee Bar Association
1998 – Present: Member, Tennessee Judicial Conference; President (2018-2019), Vice President (2012-2013), Secretary (2009-2010), Committee Member (Executive, Legislative, Retirement & Compensation, Problem Solving Courts, Criminal Jury Instruction, Bench Bar, Strategic Planning)
1998 – 2014: Member, Tennessee Trial Judge Association; Treasurer (2014)
1996 – 2015: John Marshall American Inns of Court; President (1999-2002), Master of the Bench (1999-Present)
1989 – Present: Member, Williamson County Bar Association
Community Involvement
Leadership Brentwood (class of 2000)
21st Recovery Drug Court Inc., Board Member (2000-2016)
Brentwood YMCA, Board of Directors (2013-2019)
21st Recovery Drug Court Inc., Board Member (2000-2016)
Brentwood YMCA, Board of Directors (2013-2019)
Division
Middle Section
Timothy
Easter
Contact Info
6157413041
Address
Supreme Court Building, Suite 200
401 7th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37219-1407
United States