TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 29, 2024

The Hamilton County Commission has named Tori Smith as its new General Sessions Court judge, Chattanoogan.com reports. She will replace Judge Alex McVeagh, who recently was elected as a circuit court judge. Smith currently is a supervisor in the public defender's office. She will be sworn in Sept. 4 at 9:30 a.m. EDT. McVeagh will be sworn in the next day at 2 p.m. EDT. Smith will serve until the August 2026 general election. The winner of that election then will serve until 2030, which is when McVeagh’s term would have expired.