Dwight E. Stokes
General Sessions Court Judge w/ Juvenile Court Jurisdiction
Year Elected/Appointed
1998
Prior Judicial Experience
Elected to first term in 1998
Previous Employment
I served as trial lawyer for 21 years (1997-1998) prior to being elected as judge. My trial practice consisted primarily of criminal, civil, and appellate work.
Education
University of Tennessee, 1977
Carson-Newman College, 1974, B.A. in Political Science
Honors
Class of 2005 Leadership Sevier
Outstanding Alumnus Harrison Chilhowee Baptist Academy
Membership(s)
Tennessee General Sessions Judges
Tennessee Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges
National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges
American Judicature Society
Community Involvement
Appointed by Governor to serve on Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth
Vice-Chairman Disproportionate Minority Contact Task Force for the State of Tennessee
Chairman Sevier County Martin Luther King Day (2011 to present)
State of tennessee Court of the Judiciary
Chairman, Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries
Regular speaker for the General Sessions Conference in criminal law.
Contact Info
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865-908-2560 (P)
Address
Sevier County Courthouse
125 Court Ave., Suite 109 West
Sevierville, TN 37862