TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Suzanne Robertson on Aug 30, 2021

Blount County Assistant District Attorney General Ryan Desmond, who has served since 2010, recently announced his intent to run for district attorney general in 2022, The Daily Times reports. Since 1977, only two district attorneys general have been voted into office for Blount County’s judicial district; Mike Flynn, the second elected, has served since 1990. Flynn has not officially announced retirement, but he has indicated he is in support of Desmond’s run, according to the paper.