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Tennessee Supreme Court
The highest court in Tennessee. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
Assisted appointmentHow justices are chosenA nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
8 yearsTerm length
5Sitting justices
1870Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
Jeff Bivins
Chief Justice · Middle Section
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: July 15, 2014
Appointed by Bill Haslam (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Dwight Tarwater
Justice · Eastern Section
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: September 1, 2023
Appointed by Bill Lee (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Sarah Campbell
Justice · Middle Section
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: February 10, 2022
Appointed by Bill Lee (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Kyle Hixson
Justice · Western Section
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: July 1, 2026
Appointed by Bill Lee (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Mary L. Wagner
Justice · Western Section
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: September 1, 2024
Appointed by Bill Lee (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Source: Ballotpedia, Tennessee Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.