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Jeff Bivins Chief Justice
Chief Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court · Middle Section
Background: He was an attorney in private practice from 1986 to 1995, when he became executive vice president and general counsel to Park Bath Corporation. In 1996, Bivins became assistant commissioner and general counsel to the Tennessee Department of Personnel, where he worked until 1999.
At a glance
- Court
- Tennessee Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Middle Section
- Chief justice
- Yes
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Bill Haslam (R) (April 3, 2014); retained by voters in a retention election on August 4, 2022
- Appointed by
- Gov. Bill Haslam (R)
- Appointment date
- April 3, 2014
- Took office
- July 15, 2014
- Current term ends
- September 1, 2030
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- August 4, 2022
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: East Tennessee State University, 1982
- Law: Vanderbilt University Law School, 1986
- 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 Jeff Bivins’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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