TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Mar 21, 2023

After a sudden and brief illness, 21st District Attorney General Kim Helper died Monday surrounded by family. She was 63. Helper and her family moved to Franklin 25 years ago and she was appointed district attorney general in 2008 after serving in the attorney general's office and as an assistant district attorney. She was re-elected three times, most recently in August 2022.

Helper has served as the District Attorney General's Conference designee on the TBA Board of Governors for several years and held a number of leadership positions in community and professional organizations, including My Friend's House, the Davis House Child Advocacy Center and Williamson County CASA, among others. She was a graduate of Stetson University College of Law. Arrangements are pending at this time. The Tennessean has more on her passing.