Gary R. Wade (born May 31, 1948[1]) is a former Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Following retirement he was named vice president and Dean of Lincoln Memorial University's Duncan School of Law on July 28, 2015, taking the position on September 9, 2015.[2]

Education

Wade received his Bachelor of Science degree cum laude from the University of Tennessee in 1970 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1973.[3]

Career

Wade was in private practice from 1973 to 1987. He served as the mayor of Sevierville from 1977 to 1987. Wade was appointed to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals in 1987, and was elected 1988. He was re-elected in 1990, 1998 and 2006. Wade served as presiding judge of the court from 1998 to 2006.

Wade was appointed to the Tennessee supreme court on May 30, 2006, by Governor Phil Bredesen and took office on September 1, 2006. He was one of four justices on the five-justice court appointed by Bredesen. Wade served as chief justice on September 1, 2012, from to August 31, 2014.

Wade was retained by Tennessee's voters to a full eight-year term on the court in August 2008 and retained again in August 2014 to another eight-year term.[4] Wade retired on September 8, 2015.[5]

The state's Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission recommended Justice Wade be retained for another term in the August 7, 2014 retention election.[6]

Awards and recognition

Associations

  • 1995-1996: Delegate
  • 1980-1988: House of Delegates
  • 1995-1996: Board of Governors
  • 2008-Present: Fellow, Young Lawyers Division
  • 2004 Board of Governors
  • 2005–2006: President
  • 1998–Present: Board of Trustees

Community Involvement

  • 1993–2005: Co-Founder and President
  • 2005–2006: Board Chair
  • 2007–Present: Chairman Emeritus
  • 2000–2006: Board of Directors
  • 2002–2004: Vice Chair
  • 2005–2006: Chair
  • 2006–Present: Honorary Director
  • 1996: Co-Founder
  • 1996–present: Board of Directors
  • 2001: President[8]

References

  1. ^ Who's Who in American Law, 2007-2008. Marquis Who's Who. 2007. p. 1179.
  2. ^ "GARY R. WADE NAMED DEAN OF LMU - JOHN J. DUNCAN SCHOOL OF LAW". Archived from the original on 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  3. ^ a b c "Tennessee Supreme Court, Justice Biographies". Archived from the original on 2011-03-07. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  4. ^ Davis, Jason (August 7, 2014). "Gary Wade wins retention". The Mountain Press. Retrieved January 29, 2016. (Subscription required.)
  5. ^ North, John (July 27, 2015). "Gary Wade to retire from state Supreme Court in Sept. date". WBIR.com. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  6. ^ "2014 Judicial Evaluation Report – Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts". www.tncourts.gov.
  7. ^ "Blount Today "Justice Gary Wade honored by Friends of the Smokies," February 17, 2010". Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  8. ^ "User account – Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts". www.tncourts.gov.
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