Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Roger A. Page has been elected Chief Justice by his colleagues

Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Roger A. Page has been elected Chief Justice by his colleagues for a term that began September 1, 2021. Justice Page succeeds Justice Jeff Bivins, who has served as Chief Justice since September 2016.

“It’s an honor to serve as Chief Justice and a responsibility that I do not take lightly, said Justice Page”. Our Supreme Court has over 100 years of judicial experience and is well prepared to take on serious and complex issues as the law continues to be amended and revised, to grow and evolve”

Justice Page was sworn in by Connie Clark in a small ceremony to be held in the courtroom he presided over in Madison County Criminal Justice Complex on September 1. “I begin my judicial career in that courtroom and served the community I grew up in as a trial judge for more than thirteen years he said”. Justice Page was elected as a Circuit Court Judge for Madison, Chester and Henderson Counties before his appointment to the Supreme Court.