TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Dec 20, 2021

The Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts has announced that 24th Judicial District Circuit Court Judge Donald E. Parish will retire in August 2022. Parish was elected to the bench in 2006 after nearly 25 years in private practice and part-time service as municipal court judge in his hometown of Huntingdon. He earned his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law and has been involved in a range of bar associations and legal groups over the years, including serving as president of the Carroll County Bar Association. As he prepares to leave office, Parish has recommendations for the court system and anyone interested in replacing him. Read more in this profile of his career. The 24th Judicial District Circuit Court serves Henry, Carroll, Benton, Decatur and Hardin counties.