Patricia J. Cottrell
Court of Appeals Judge
Year Elected/Appointed
1998
Previous Employment
- Assistant attorney general, 1976-78 and 1982-84
- Director, Public Law Institute, University of Tennessee College of Law, 1978-79
- Assistant director, Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, 1979-81
- Deputy attorney general, 1984-1991
- Director of Law, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, 1991-93
- Chief deputy attorney general, 1993-97
- Private practice of law in Nashville, 1997-98
Education
University of Tennessee College of Law, 1976
B.S. University of Tennessee, 1969
Honors
Graduate of East High School, Memphis, 1965, National Merit Scholar
Graduated with Honors from the University of Tennessee, 1969
Membership(s)
- Tennessee Judicial Conference
- Tennessee Court of the Judiciary
- Tennessee Judicial Council
- Nashville Bar Association
- Nashville Bar Foundation
- Tennessee Bar Foundation
- American Inns of Court
- Supreme Court Historical Society
- Founding member, Lawyers Association for Women
- Leadership Nashville, 1993-94
- Charter Revision Commission of Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, 1994-98
Community Involvement
Adjunct faculty, Vanderbilt School of Law, 1999
Contact Info
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615-741-2063 (P)
Address
Supreme Court Building, Suite 203
401 7th Avenue North
Nashville, TN