100 Peabody Place, 11th Floor
Memphis, TN 38103
Full Name:
Holly Kirby
Gender:
Female
Family:
Married: Russell; 2 Children
Birth Place:
Memphis, TN
Religion:
Presbyterian
JD, University of Memphis School of Law, 1982
BS, Engineering, University of Memphis, 1979
Chief Justice, Tennessee State Supreme Court, 2023-present
Justice, Tennessee State Supreme Court, 2014-2023
Appointed by Governor Haslam, Justice, Tennessee State Supreme Court, 2013
No caucus information on file.
Partner, Burch, Porter and Johnson, 1983-1995
Judge, State Court of Appeals, State of Tennessee, Western Section, 1995
Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable Harry W. Wellford, Sixth Circuit, United States Court of Appeals, 1982-1983
Member, Executive Committee, Tennessee Judicial Conference, present
Member, Idlewild Presbyterian Church, present
Member, Interbranch Committee, Council of State Governments, present
Member, Memphis and Shelby County Bar Association, present
Member, Shelby County Association for Women Attorneys, present
Member, Tennessee Bar Association, present
Member, Tennessee Lawyers' Association for Women, present
Former Law Review Notes Editor, University of Memphis School of Law
Member, Board of Judicial Conduct, 2012-2014
Member, Independent Ethics Panel, Court of the Judiciary, 1998-2012
Member, Leo Bearman Senior American Inn of Court, 1985-1998
Member, Tennessee Appellate Court Nominating Commission, 1989-1994