TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Laura Labenberg on Feb 19, 2026

Judge Zachary R. Walden will serve as the TBA Young Lawyers Division (YLD) president in 2028-2029. His election to the post was uncontested. After taking office as vice president at this summer's TBA Convention, Walden will become president-elect in June 2027 and president in June 2028. He has served as YLD secretary; YLD East Tennessee governor; Mock Trial chair, vice chair and long-range planning chair; Rural Judicial Fellowship co-chair; and member of the TBALL class of 2025. He earned his law degree from the University of Alabama School of Law and presides over the 8th Judicial District Criminal Court, Recovery Court and Veterans Treatment Court. Walden has been recognized with the American Bar Association’s On the Rise Award, Knoxville News Sentinel’s 40 Under 40 and the University of Alabama School of Law’s Rising Young Lawyer Award.