TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Feb 11, 2025

Judge Jeremy Ball was appointed 4th Judicial District Circuit Court judge by Gov. Bill Lee on Jan. 17. The court covers Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson and Sevier counties. He was sworn into office on Jan. 21, with his daughter, Dana, leading the Pledge of Allegiance. By day two on the bench, Ball was presiding over the drug recovery court where he spent many years prosecuting cases as an assistant district attorney (ADA). “I was primarily based in Jefferson County, so really getting more knowledge about the other people in those districts, particularly on the civil side, because I had always been an ADA. It’s been fun to meet people that I haven’t dealt with on a day-to-day basis yet.” Read more in a profile of Ball from the Administrative Office of the Courts.