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Posted by: Kate Prince on Oct 13, 2022

Retired Wilson County Criminal Court Judge David Earl Durham died on Oct. 8. He was 66. A graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law, Durham began his legal career in 1981 as a private practice attorney. He later joined the office of District Attorney General Tom Price as an assistant district attorney from 1986 to 2009. Durham served on the bench as 15th Judicial District Criminal Court judge from 2009-2014. The family has scheduled a celebration of life for Durham on April 20, 2023, at an undetermined location. You can upload pictures and share memories of Durham here. Durham donated his body to Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Anatomical Whole Body Donor program.