# List of justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court

Following is a list of justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court:

## Territorial high court

The following judges were appointed by President George Washington while Tennessee remained a United States territory, the Southwest Territory.
| Judge | Began active service | Ended active service | Notes |
| Joseph Anderson | 1791 | 1796 | . |
| Willie Blount | 1796 | 1796 | . |
| David Campbell | 1790 | 1796 | . |
| John McNairy | 1790 | 1796 | . |

## State supreme court

This list includes Judges of the Tennessee Superior Court (1796–1809) and Judges of the Tennessee Court of Errors and Appeals (1810-1835). These high courts were created before the 1835 Tennessee constitution, which established the Supreme Court and made the Judiciary an independent branch of government.
| Judge | Began active service | Ended active service | Notes |
| E. Riley Anderson | 1990 | 2006 | . |
| George Andrews | 1868 | 1870 | . |
| Nathan Lynn Bachman | 1918 | 1923 | . |
| William M. Barker | 1995 | 2009 | . |
| William Dwight Beard | 1890 1894 | 1892 1910 | . |
| Bennett Douglas Bell | 1908 | 1910 | . |
| Adolpho A. Birch Jr. | 1993 | 2006 | . |
| Jeffrey S. Bivins | 2014 | Incumbent | . |
| A. D. Bright | 1894 | 1894 | . |
| Ray L. Brock Jr. | 1974 | 1987 | . |
| George H. Brown Jr. | 1980 | 1980 | . |
| William Little Brown | 1822 | 1824 | Court of Errors and Appeals |
| Arthur S. Buchanan | 1910 | 1918 | . |
| Hamilton S. Burnett | 1947 | 1973 | . |
| Waller C. Caldwell | 1886 | 1902 | . |
| George Washington Campbell | 1809 | 1811 | Court of Errors and Appeals |
| Sarah K. Campbell | 2022 | Incumbent | . |
| Robert Looney Caruthers | 1854 | 1861 | . |
| John Catron | 1831 | 1835 | Court of Errors and Appeals |
| Alexander W. Chambliss | 1923 | 1937 | . |
| Chester C. Chattin | 1965 | 1974 | . |
| William C. C. Claiborne | 1796 | 1797 | Superior Court |
| Cornelia Clark | 2005 | 2021 | . |
| William Loch Cook | 1923 | 1942 | . |
| William Wilcox Cooke | 1815 | 1816 | Court of Errors and Appeals |
| James Burch Cooke | 1885 | 1886 | . |
| Robert E. Cooper Sr. | 1974 | 1990 | . |
| William Frierson Cooper | 1878 | 1886 | . |
| Henry Crabb | 1826 | 1827 | Court of Errors and Appeals |
| Larry Barkley Creson | 1965 | 1972 | . |
| Martha Craig Daughtrey | 1990 | 1993 | . |
| James W. Deaderick | 1870 | 1886 | . |
| David William Dehaven | 1935 | 1943 | . |
| Frank F. Drowota III | 1980 | 2005 | . |
| Ross W. Dyer | 1961 | 1974 | . |
| Thomas Emmerson | 1807 1819 | 1809 1822 | Superior Court; Court of Errors and Appeals |
| Sam L. Felts | 1960 | 1964 | . |
| Francis Fentriss | 1918 | 1918 | . |
| William C. Folkes | 1886 | 1890 | . |
| William Fones | 1973 | 1990 | . |
| Thomas J. Freeman | 1870 | 1886 | . |
| Frank H. Gailor | 1943 | 1954 | . |
| Grafton Green | 1910 | 1947 | . |
| Nathan Green Sr. | 1831 | 1852 | Court of Errors and Appeals; Supreme Court |
| Frank P. Hall | 1918 | 1926 | . |
| William J. Harbison | 1966 1974 | 1967 1990 | . |
| William R. Harris | 1855 | 1858 | . |
| Horace H. Harrison | 1867 | 1868 | . |
| Alvin Hawkins | 1865 | 1868 | . |
| John Haywood | 1816 | 1826 | Court of Errors and Appeals |
| Joe W. Henry | 1974 | 1980 | . |
| Janice M. Holder | 1996 | 2014 | . |
| Andrew O. Holmes | 1963 | 1965 | . |
| Parry Wayne Humphreys | 1807 | 1809 | Superior Court |
| Allison B. Humphreys | 1967 | 1974 | . |
| Andrew Jackson | 1798 | 1804 | Superior Court |
| Holly M. Kirby | 2014 | Incumbent | . |
| William C. Koch Jr. | 2007 | 2014 | . |
| D. L. Lansden | 1910 | 1923 | . |
| Benjamin J. Lea | 1890 | 1894 | . |
| Sharon G. Lee | 2009 | 2023 | . |
| Horace H. Lurton | 1886 | 1893 | . |
| Horace Maynard | 1868 | 1868 | . |
| William K. McAlister | 1893 | 1910 | . |
| George F. McCanless | 1969 | 1974 | . |
| Andrew McClain | 1869 | 1870 | . |
| Robert McFarland | 1871 | 1882 | . |
| Colin P. McKinney | 1918 | 1942 | . |
| Robert J. McKinney | 1847 | 1861 | . |
| Samuel Milligan | 1860 1864 | 1861 1868 | . |
| Matthew M. Neil | 1902 | 1918 | . |
| A. B. Neil | 1942 | 1960 | . |
| Thomas A. R. Nelson | 1870 | 1871 | . |
| Alfred O. P. Nicholson | 1870 | 1876 | . |
| Charles H. O'Brien | 1987 | 1994 | . |
| John Overton | 1804 | 1810 | Superior Court; Court of Errors and Appeals |
| Roger A. Page | 2016 | 2024 | . |
| Jacob Peck | 1822 | 1834 | Court of Errors and Appeals |
| Samuel Powell | 1807 | 1809 | Superior Court |
| Alan M. Prewitt | 1937 1941 | 1937 1963 | . |
| William B. Reese | 1835 | 1847 | . |
| Lyle Reid | 1990 | 1998 | . |
| Archibald Roane | 1796 1815 | 1801 1819 | Superior Court; Court of Errors and Appeals |
| James O. Shackleford | 1865 | 1868 | . |
| John Knight Shields | 1902 | 1910 | . |
| Henry G. Smith | 1867 | 1870 | . |
| John L. T. Sneed | 1870 | 1878 | . |
| David L. Snodgrass | 1886 | 1902 | . |
| John E. Swepston | 1954 | 1961 | . |
| William H. Swiggart | 1926 | 1934 | . |
| Dwight E. Tarwater | 2023 | Incumbent | . |
| Howell Tatum | 1797 | 1798 | Superior Court Judge |
| Pride Tomlinson | 1947 | 1961 | . |
| Archibald W. O. Totten | 1850 | 1855 | . |
| William B. Turley | 1835 | 1850 | . |
| Peter Turney | 1870 | 1893 | . |
| Gary R. Wade | 2006 | 2015 | . |
| Mary L. Wagner | 2024 | Incumbent | . |
| Hugh Lawson White | 1809 | 1815 | Court of Errors and Appeals |
| Penny J. White | 1994 | 1996 | . |
| Weldon B. White | 1961 | 1967 | . |
| Robert Whyte | 1816 | 1834 | Court of Errors and Appeals |
| John Summerfield Wilkes | 1893 | 1908 | . |
| Samuel Cole Williams | 1913 | 1919 | . |
| Thomas L. Williams | 1825 | 1826 | Court of Errors and Appeals |
| Archibald Wright | 1858 | 1885 | . |