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Posted by: Kate Prince on Oct 13, 2021

Hamilton County General Sessions and Mental Health Court Judge Lila Statom has been elected president of the Tennessee General Sessions Judges Conference. The conference works with the Administrative Office of the Courts to provide continuing education opportunities for its members and assists and supports judges and government officials with legal and procedural issues affecting the court. Statom was appointed to the bench by former Gov. Bill Haslam in 2012 and was elected to a full term in 2014. Before her time as judge, Statom served as an assistant district attorney in Nashville and Chattanooga for nearly 24 years. Since her appointment, Statom has helped address mental illness and substance abuse among those in the criminal justice system and has been integral to expanding recovery courts. Read more from the AOC.