TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Jan 27, 2022

Judge Michael Collins this week announced he will run in the Republican primary to keep his seat on the 15th Judicial District Circuit Court, covering Wilson, Smith, Macon, Jackson and Trousdale counties, the Lebanon Democrat reports. Collins was elected to serve as the district’s General Sessions judge in 2014 before being elected to the Circuit Court in 2020, filling the vacancy created by Judge John Wootten’s retirement. Collins was appointed by former Gov. Bill Haslam to serve on the Recovery Court Advisory Committee to the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and awarded the Community Impact Award from the Drug Prevention Coalition. He also founded the district’s first Misdemeanor Recovery Court and has been recognized for his work in addiction recovery.