TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 9, 2021

Hamilton County General Sessions Court Judge Lila Statom today announced her decision to seek re‐election. Statom was appointed to the court in 2012 by then Gov. Bill Haslam to complete the term of Judge Ronald Durby. She was elected to serve a full term in 2014. In addition to handling a criminal, civil and mental health hospital docket, Statom presides over the Hamilton County General Sessions Mental Health Court. Prior to joining the bench she was a Hamilton County assistant district attorney for 14 years and a Davidson County assistant district attorney for 10 years. She earned her law degree from the University of Memphis and an LL.M. in litigation from Emory University School of Law. Read the full release.