TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Jan 30, 2020

Wilson County General Sessions Judge Haywood Barry has apologized for a comment he made in court about working like a “regular white man” and not being a “slave,” the Tennessean reports. Barry was expressing frustration with scheduling when he made the comment on Tuesday, saying "I'm not working second shift. I'm going to work like a regular white man, as they used to say. ...  I'm not going to be a slave.” Audio from his courtroom picked up the conversation. Barry apologized today, saying he’s “ashamed of the fact that something like that would even come out of my brain.” Barry was elected in 2014 and is serving an eight year term. He does not plan to run again when his term expires in 2022.