TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 20, 2021

Dandridge lawyer and judge Alfred Benjamin “Ben” Strand Jr. died Wednesday at the age of 81. A 1967 graduate of the Cumberland School of Law, Strand practiced law for more than 40 years. From 1975-1976, he served as circuit court judge and from 1998-2014, served as Jefferson County General Sessions, Juvenile and Probate Court judge. He received the McCain-Abernathy Memorial Award in 2009 and the President’s Award in 2014 from the Tennessee Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges for his outstanding service as a juvenile judge. Strand also was active in the TBA’s high school mock trial program, helping field teams from Jefferson County High School and Mountain Youth Development Center. Visitation will be tomorrow from 3-6 p.m. EDT at the First Baptist Church in Dandridge. The funeral will follow. A graveside service will be held on Sunday at 2 p.m. EDT at Hillcrest Cemetery in Dandridge. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the First Baptist Church of Dandridge or to the Dandridge Memorial Library.