TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Nov 11, 2021

Judge Robert Bateman has announced he will run on the Republican ticket to keep his seat on the 19th Judicial District’s Circuit Court, Division IV, Main Street Clarksville reports. Bateman was appointed to the position by Gov. Bill Lee in August, filling the vacancy created when Judge Jill Bartee Ayers joined the Court of Criminal Appeals. Prior to Bateman’s appointment, he practiced at Clarksville’s Bateman & Bateman where he handled numerous criminal and civil matters in General Sessions, Chancery and Circuit courts across the state. He also handled appeals in the Tennessee Supreme Court, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, the Tennessee Court of Appeals, and the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.