Former Supreme Court chief justice dies at 81 William Barker served 10 years on the court, practiced in Chattanooga Staff Reports Staff Reports Author email Apr 5, 2023 Apr 5, 2023 Updated Apr 5, 2023 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gift this article New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link William Barker Photo: Administrative Office of the Courts Former Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice William Muecke Barker died Monday at the age of 81.Barker sat on the bench for 25 years, beginning when then-Gov. Lamar Alexander appointed him a circuit court judge in Chattanooga in 1983. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmx? `hhd[ q2C<6C H2D 2AA@:?E65 E@ E96 %6??6DD66 r@FCE @7 rC:>:?2= pAA62=D 3J E96?\v@G] s@? $F?5BF:DE[ H9@ E9C66 J62CD =2E6C 2AA@:?E65 E96 ;F586 E@ E96 %6??6DD66 $FAC6>6 r@FCE] x? a__d[ 9:D 4@==628F6D A:4<65 q2C<6C 2D 49:67 ;FDE:46[ 2?5 96 C6E:C65 :? a__g] p7E6C =62G:?8 E96 4@FCE[ q2C<6C AC24E:465 H:E9 E96 r92>3=:DD {2H u:C> :? r92EE2?@@82]k^AmkAm“x 92G6 <?@H? yFDE:46 q2C<6C D:?46 96 H2D 2 EC:2= ;F586 :? w2>:=E@? r@F?EJ[ 2?5 x 2=H2JD 25>:C65 9:> 2D 2 ;F586[” %6??6DD66 $FAC6>6 r@FCE yFDE:46 $92C@? v] {66 D2:5 :? 2 C6=62D6] “p7E6C x H2D 2AA@:?E65 E@ E96 r@FCE @7 pAA62=D :? a__c[ 96 2=H2JD 6?4@FC2865 2?5 DFAA@CE65 >6] x? E96 a_`c 4@?E6DE65 $FAC6>6 r@FCE C6E6?E:@? 6=64E:@?[ 96 H2D 2? 67764E:G6 DA@<6D>2? 7@C 72:C 2?5 :>A2CE:2= 4@FCED 2?5 H2D :?DECF>6?E2= :? @FC 42>A2:8? 282:?DE A2CE:D2? A@=:E:4D :? E96 ;F5:4:2CJ]k^AmkAmQyFDE:46 q2C<6C ?6G6C 7@C8@E 9:D C@@ED[ 96 H2D 2 DEC2:89E\E2=<6C 2?5 C6>2:?65 ECF6 E@ 9:>D6=7 E9C@F89@FE 9:D 5:DE:?8F:D965 42C66C] w6 2=D@ 925 2 72?E2DE:4 D6?D6 @7 9F>@C] x 25>:C65 9:> 2?5 H:== >:DD 9:>]”k^AmkAmq2C<6C 8C6H FA r92EE2?@@82 2?5 2EE6?565 E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 %6??6DD66 2E r92EE2?@@82 2?5 E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 r:?4:??2E: $49@@= @7 {2H]k^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags William Muecke Barker Tennessee Supreme Court Sharon G. Lee Subscribers Staff Reports Author email Follow Staff Reports Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Recommended for you Trending Great Escape to relocate to Midtown Giarratana no longer selling units in Prime high-rise Gov.-elect Blackburn addresses first legislative priorities for 2027 The quiet race to be Blackburn’s Senate replacement Disaffected conservatives flock to independent David Hatley
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