TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on May 22, 2023

The Tennessee Supreme Court has appointed former Judge W. Mark Ward as a senior judge for a term of four years. He will take senior status on June 1. Ward previously served as a criminal court judge in the 30th Judicial District from 2004-2022. He is the author of “Tennessee Criminal Trial Practice,” which is used by judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys and is known as the authoritative treatise on criminal trial practice in Tennessee. In making the announcement, Chief Justice Roger A. Page said the new appointment will help reduce docket backlogs in the state and fill openings when conflicts of interest require a judge to recuse from a case. The Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts has more on the appointment.