The 12-member Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals has elected Judge Joseph M. Tipton of Knoxville as its presiding judge.
The presiding judge determines how many cases will be heard in each session and monitors the dockets. Tipton will preside over court meetings, serve on various court-related commissions and committees and assign other members of the court to serve.
Tipton, 59, succeeds Justice Gary R. Wade as presiding judge. Wade was appointed to the Tennessee Supreme Court.
The new presiding judge was appointed to Court of Criminal Appeals in 1990. He was elected in 1992 and was reelected to eight-year terms in 1998 and 2006. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and the University of Tennessee College of Law.
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