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Posted by: Paul Burch on Jul 27, 2023

Circuit Court Judge Mark Rogers will retire Aug. 31, the Tennessean reports. Rogers has presided over the 16th Judicial District for 19 years, hearing cases in Rutherford and Cannon counties. He was appointed to the seat in 2004 by former Gov. Phil Bredesen, replacing retired Circuit Court Judge Steve Daniel. Rogers won three eight-year terms starting in 2006 as a Democrat and in 2014 and 2022 as an independent. The Tennessee Trial Court Vacancy Commission will conduct screening interviews with applicants for the seat on Aug. 30 at 9 a.m. CDT at the Rutherford County Courthouse in Murfreesboro. The commission will choose three finalists for Gov. Bill Lee to consider for appointment to finish Rogers’ term.