TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Jan 4, 2016

Court of Appeals Judge D. Michael Swiney was selected by judges of the 12-member court to be chief judge for a term of one year. Judge Swiney of Knoxville was appointed to the Court of Appeals in 1999 by then-Governor Don Sundquist. He was elected to the bench in August 2000 and re-elected in 2006 and 2014. “I am honored to have been selected by my fellow judges and look forward to the challenge of this expanded role with the Court of Appeals,” Judge Swiney said.