TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 9, 2020

The Tennessee legal community is mourning the loss of Washington County General Sessions and Juvenile Judge James A. Nidiffer, 66, who died Monday after a long illness. Nidiffer was first elected as a general sessions and juvenile judge in 2006. He previously served as municipal court judge in Johnson City and was a private practice attorney for more than 20 years. A graduate of the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Niddifer was active in his community, helping found the Washington County Mental Health Court and supporting services for the mentally ill. Judge Nidiffer temporarily stepped down from the bench this past June to focus on his medical treatment. Gov. Bill Lee appointed Janet Vest Hardin to serve as a special judge in his place.