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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 19, 2026

Nashville native and retired General Sessions Judge John P. Brown was remembered for his legacy of service and compassion at services this week. Brown, who died on Feb. 14 at the age of 84, graduated from the University of Tennessee Pharmacy School in 1964 and joined the family business, J.P. Brown Drugstores. He later helped build the business into Nashville’s largest independent pharmacy. Brown earned his law degree from the Nashville YMCA Night Law School (now Nashville School of Law) in 1969 and opened a law office in Green Hills, handing a variety of civil and criminal matters. In 1982, he was elected to the Davidson County General Sessions Court and served there until retiring in 2006. After retiring, he continued to serve as a senior judge and spent a year in the Republic of Georgia training judges on the rule of law.