Karen R. Williams
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Karen R. Williams
Prior offices
30th Judicial District Circuit Court Division III
Education
Karen R. Williams was a circuit court judge for the Thirtieth Circuit Court in Tennessee.[1] She was appointed by former Governor Don Sundquist on March 28, 1996, and was elected to the court the following August.[2] She was re-elected in 2000 and 2006. Williams left office in August 2014 when she did not seek re-election.[3][4]
Education
Williams received her undergraduate degree in music from the University of Arkansas in 1972 and her J.D. degree from the University of Memphis School of Law in 1976.[3]
Career
Williams served as a deputy personnel commissioner from January 1995 until her appointment to the Thirtieth Circuit Court in March 1996. She has also previously served as a state representative of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 90 for twelve years. Williams worked as an attorney in private practice as well and was a partner at the law firm of Coleman, Sorak & Williams. Before that, she was an associate at the firm of Apperson, Crump, Duzane & Maxwell.[2]
See also
External links
- Tennessee State Courts, "Tennessee Judicial District Map"
- Tennessee State Courts, "Trial Court Judges"
Footnotes
- ↑ Tennessee State Courts, "Judge Karen R. Williams," accessed June 9, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Memphis Daily News.com, "Williams (judge)," March 8, 1996
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tennessee Bar Association, "Biography of Honorable Karen Williams," accessed June 9, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 3, 2006 General Election," accessed June 9, 2014 (Scroll to p.27)
