TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 5, 2024

Tori Smith was sworn in as the new Hamilton County General Seesions Court judge yesterday in Chattanooga. Judge Gary Starnes administered the oath of office, Chattanoogan.com reports. Smith was selected to fill the seat last week by the county commission. The vacancy was created when Judge Alex McVeagh was elected to the Judicial District 11 Circuit Court. Smith previously was with the public defender's office. She 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.