Judge Phil Smith dies at 62 Davidson County judge was first appointed to post in 2009 Staff Reports Staff Reports Author email Sep 6, 2022 Sep 6, 2022 Updated Sep 16, 2022 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 Phil Smith Davidson County Circuit Court Judge Phil Smith died in his sleep Saturday night, according to judicial officials. He was 62.Smith had been on the bench since 2009, when then-Gov. Phil Bredesen appointed him to the post. He was reelected in 2010, 2014 and earlier this year. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmq67@C6 ;@:?:?8 E96 ;F5:4:2CJ[ $>:E9 H2D 2? 2DD:DE2?E 5:DEC:4E 2EE@C?6J 62C=J :? 9:D 42C66C 2?5 H@C<65 :? AC:G2E6 AC24E:46] w6 2EE6?565 %6??6DD66 $E2E6 &?:G6CD:EJ 2?5 E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 %6??6DD66 r@==686 @7 {2H]k^AmkAm':D:E2E:@? :D D4965F=65 7@C %F6D52J 2?5 (65?6D52J 27E6C?@@?[ H:E9 2 46=63C2E:@? @7 =:76 @? (65?6D52J] $>:E9 :D DFCG:G65 3J 9:D H:76 !2> $>:E9[ 49:=5C6? z2E6=J?? $>:E9 2?5 z6=D6J #@36C86 2?5 E9C66 8C2?549:=5C6?]k^AmkAmyF586 y@9? tG6C6EE @7 E96 %6??6DD66 r@FCE @7 rC:>:?2= pAA62=D 2=D@ 5:65 @G6C E96 H66<6?5[ E96 %6??6DD66 {@@<@FE k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E6??6DD66=@@<@FE]4@>^3C:67D^E6??6DD66\;F586D\A9:=:A\D>:E9\;@9?\6G6C6EE\H:==:2>D\5:6\@G6C\=23@C\52J\H66<6?5^n6%JA6lt>2:=q=2DEr@?E6?EU2>Aj6x5l4f76d5de\b5_e\cb47\h6ae\f_dgd6``hb_bQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmkDEC@?8mC6A@CE65k^DEC@?8mk^2m]k^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Phil Smith Davidson County Circuit Court Phil Bredesen 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 O’Charley’s to cease operations Headline Homes: August 2026 Zoolumination canceled due to visa issues for Chinese light festival group Hotel project proposal progresses On the Move: Sept. 8, 2026
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