TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Apr 5, 2024

Harriet Thompson was sworn in as Hardeman County General Sessions Court judge on April 1, making her the first woman to serve in that position in the county. Thompson was appointed by the Hardeman County Commission to fill the position after Judge Boyette Denton resigned due to ongoing health issues. A graduate of Vanderbilt University and Nashville School of Law, Thompson has been an attorney in the county since 1991 and has had her own practice in the county since the late 1990s. She has practiced in all court venues in the county and has tried a case before the Tennessee Supreme Court. Thompson has since announced she will be running as an Independent for the position in the Aug. 5 general election. Read more from the Bolivar Bulletin Times.