Gary Wade
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Gary R. Wade is an Associate Justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court.
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Biography
Justice Wade was born May 31, 1948, in Knox County, TN. He is married to Sandra Franklin Wade, and has three children: Zachary, Katherine, and Elizabeth. He graduated cum laude from the University of Tennessee in 1970, and University of Tennessee College of Law in 1973.
Legal Career
After being engaged in the private practice of law from 1973-1987, he was appointed to Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals 1987, elected 1988, reelected 1990, 1998 and 2006; served as Presiding Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals, 1998-2006; and appointed to the Tennessee Supreme Court effective September 1, 2006.
Awards, Memberships and Civic Activities
- Appellate Judge of the Year, American Board of Trial Advocates, 2004;
- Judicial Excellence Award, Knoxville Bar Association, 2004;
- Tennessee Bar Association, past member House of Delegates and Board of Governors;
- American Bar Association, Convention Delegate;
- Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association;
- Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers;
- American Inns of Court;
- Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation;
- Tennessee Sentencing Commission 1990-1994;
- Tennessee Judicial Conference, president 1995-96;
- Founder and secretary, Tennessee Judicial Conference Foundation 1996-present;
- Mayor, City of Sevierville, 1977-1987.
See Also
- Tennessee Supreme Court
- Tennessee Supreme Court Justices: Gary R. Wade, Cornelia A. Clark, William M. Barker, Janice M. Holder, and William Koch, Jr.
References
This biographical information was taken from the Tennessee Supreme Court homepage on 12/13/2007
