TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Jul 13, 2023

Pikeville lawyer James W. “Jimmy” Pope III, died Monday at age 59. Pope graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1986 with honors and earned his law degree from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 1989, receiving the A. B. Neil Award for the outstanding Tennessee student. Pope served as a director for First Farmers and Commercial Bank as well as the lead prosecutor in the 9th Judicial District, which covers Loudon, Meigs, Morgan and Roane counties. A celebration of life was held at Pikeville Funeral Home Chapel, followed by a burial at Pikeville City Cemetery.