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Chattanooga Bar Honors Tennessee Supreme Court, Retired Justice Lee (Approved)

Posted by: Paul Burch on Sep 14, 2023

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The Chattanooga Bar Association last week honored the Tennessee Supreme Court at a reception that also recognized retiring Justice Sharon Lee and welcomed Justice Dwight Tarwater. Lee, who retired Aug. 31, had been the high court’s longest-serving member, having been appointed in 2008 and serving as chief justice from 2014 until 2016. Prior to her time on the Supreme Court, she spent four years on the Court of Appeals. In June, Lee received the TBA's prestigious Justice Frank F. Drowota III Outstanding Judicial Service Award, the association’s highest award for service to the judiciary. See photo here.

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The Chattanooga Bar Association last week honored the Tennessee Supreme Court at a reception that also recognized retiring Justice Sharon Lee and welcomed Justice Dwight Tarwater. Lee, who retired Aug. 31, had been the high court’s longest-serving member, having been appointed in 2008 and serving as chief justice from 2014 until 2016. Prior to her time on the Supreme Court, she spent four years on the Court of Appeals. In June, Lee received the TBA's prestigious Justice Frank F. Drowota III Outstanding Judicial Service Award, the association’s highest award for service to the judiciary.

From left: Justice Jeffrey S. Bivens, Justice Roger A. Page, Justice Sharon G. Lee, Hon. Rob Philyaw, Chief Justice Holly Kirby, Lynda Minks Hood of the CBA, Justice Sarah K. Campbell and Justice Dwight E. Tarwater.

 

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