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Posted by: Paul Burch on Sep 28, 2023

Gov. Bill Lee announced three judicial appointments for newly created state courts, appointing Shawn Fry to the 13th Judicial District Criminal Court, Ashleigh Travis to the 19th Judicial District Circuit Court and Julie Heffington to the 22nd Judicial District Circuit Court. Fry currently serves as an attorney at Fry, Fry, Knight & Looper. The 13th Judicial District includes Clay, Cumberland, Dekalb, Overton, Pickett, Putnam and White counties. Travis currently serves as a magistrate judge in the 19th Judicial District, which covers Montgomery and Robertson counties. Heffington currently serves as an attorney at Middle Tennessee Law Group. The 22nd Judicial District includes Giles, Lawrence, Maury and Wayne counties. Read the full announcement from the Administrative Office of the Courts.