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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Dec 2, 2019

Services were held today for former 8th Judicial District Circuit Court Judge Conrad E. Troutman Jr., who died Nov. 27 at 91. Originally from LaFollette, Troutman served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and then attended the University of Tennessee College of Law. After graduating, he returned to LaFollette and practiced law with his father and brother. He also served as attorney for the LaFollette Hospital Board, the LaFollette Housing Authority, the Campbell County School Board and the City of LaFollette. Troutman later was elected Campbell County attorney and in 1974 was elected to the circuit court, serving Campbell, Claiborne, Fentress, Scott and Union counties. He served 30 years on the bench until his retirement in 2004. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Holston United Methodist Home for Children, 404 Holston Dr., Greeneville 37743.