TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 19, 2022

Rutherford County native Ben Hall “Trey” McFarlin III has announced he will run for General Sessions Judge Part I, the judgeship to which he was appointed by the county commission last August, the Murfreesboro Post reports. McFarlin is a third-generation judge, following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Ben Hall McFarlin Sr., who served as a Rutherford county judge and county executive, and his father, Ben Hall McFarlin Jr., who served as the previous general sessions judge. McFarlin began his practice at Burger, Scott & McFarlin in 2001, and was a general practice trial lawyer for 20 years prior to his appointment to the bench. He is a graduate of the University of Memphis School of Law.