Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has announced appointments to three judicial positions across the state. The following Tennesseans have been appointed:
Professor Jeffrey Usman – Court of Appeals, Middle Division
Judge Tom Greenholtz – Court of Criminal Appeals, Eastern Division
Judge Kyle Hixson – Court of Criminal Appeals, Eastern Division. Hixon, is a native of Cumberland County and a former Knox County prosecutor. He is currently a Knox County Criminal Court Judge.
Usman will succeed Judge Richard H. Dinkins. Greenholtz and Hixson will succeed Judge Norma McGee Ogle and Judge D. Kelly Thomas, Jr., respectively.
Each appointment is effective September 1, 2022, and subject to confirmation by the General Assembly.