Sharon Gail Lee
Tennessee Supreme Court
Sharon G. Lee was appointed to the Tennessee Supreme Court in 2008 and re-elected in 2010 and 2014. From 2004 to 2008, she served on the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Prior to her appointment to the bench, Justice Lee practiced law in her hometown of Madisonville from 1978 until 2004. She also served as the Madisonville municipal judge from 2002 to 2004.
Justice Lee received both her undergraduate and her law degree from the University of Tennessee.
Lee has served on the Knoxville Bar Association Board of Governors, as President of East Tennessee Lawyers' Association for Women, as a Board member for the Tennessee Lawyers' Association for Women, and as a Board member of the Monroe County Boys and Girls Club. She is a member of the American, Tennessee and Knoxville Bar Foundations, a board member of the Knoxville YWCA and the East Tennessee Historical Society, and an honorary member of the 2014 Congressional Medal of Honor Convention Committee.
Year Elected/Appointed
2008
Prior Judicial Experience
Tennessee Court of Appeals (2004-2008)
Madisonville City Judge (2002-2004)
Previous Employment
Solo practitioner in Madisonville, TN (1978-2004)
City Judge, City of Madisonville (2002-2004)
Monroe County Attorney (1991-2004)
Vonore City Attorney (1986-1988) (1997-2004)
Madisonville City Attorney (1981-1987)
Family Mediator with advanced family domestic violence training (2001-2004)
Education
B.S. in Business Administration - Accounting, High Honors - University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1975)
University of Tennessee College of Law, 1978
Honors
Tennessee Code Commission Committee
- Tennessee
- Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee
- ID Number: 006351
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- Justice
- Tennessee Supreme Court
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- Judge
- Tennessee Court of Appeals
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- municipal judge
- City of Madisonville
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- Attorney
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- Solo practitioner in Madisonville, TN (1978-2004); City Judge, City of Madisonville (2002-2004); Monroe County Attorney (1991-2004); Vonore City Attorney (1986-1988) (1997-2004); Madisonville City Attorney (1981-1987); Family Mediator with advanced family domestic violence training (2001-2004)
- University of Tennessee College of Law
- J.D. (1978)
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- University of Tennessee - Knoxville
- B.S. (1975) | Business Administration
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- Lizzie Crozier French Award
- East Tennessee Women's Leadership Council
- Alumni Professional Achievement Award
- University of Tennessee
- Distinguished Alumni Award – Founders Day Celebration
- Webb School of Knoxville
- Tribute to Women Honoree
- YWCA of Knoxville
- Spirit of Justice Award
- East Tennessee Lawyers' Association for Women
- Tennessee State Bar # 006351
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- Tennessee Bar Foundation, American Bar Foundation, Knoxville Bar Foundation
- Fellow
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- East Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women
- Membership Co Chair- 2009, President – 2008, President-elect – 2007
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- Appellate Mediation Task Force, Continuity of Operations Plan Committee, Tennessee Judicial Conference, Executive CommitteeSupreme Court Liaison to Board of Law Examiners, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program, Tennessee Code Commission Committee,
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- Tennessee Judicial Conference
- Executive Committee
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- Knoxville Bar Association
- Board of Governors
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- Tennessee Lawyers’ Association for Women, East Tennessee
- Director at Large
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