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Dwight Tarwater
Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court · Eastern Section
Background: From 2014 to 2019, Tarwater served as General Counsel for Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam (R).
At a glance
- Court
- Tennessee Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Eastern Section
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Bill Lee (R); retained by voters in a retention election on August 1, 2024
- Appointed by
- Gov. Bill Lee (R)
- Appointment date
- Not listed
- Took office
- September 1, 2023
- Current term ends
- September 1, 2030
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- August 1, 2024
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Not listed
- Education
- Not listed
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointmentA nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Dwight Tarwater’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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