TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Feb 8, 2022

Jonesborough attorney Michael Rasnake recently announced his candidacy for judge in Washington County General Sessions Court, Division III, the Johnson City Press reports. Rasnake attended the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law and worked five years at the Public Defender’s Office in Jackson, followed by four years in private practice. He returned to Washington County in 2005 and joined the District Attorney’s Office. Rasnake is a founding member of the county’s Recovery Court, which he says will “ensure a smooth transition” when he transitions to Recovery Court judge. “My real dream is to take that same problem-solving model we use in Recovery Court and create a Family Treatment Court like other counties in our state,” Rasnake said.