Circuit Court

Circuit Court - A court of record, Felony criminal cases, grand jury consideration, civil actions $25,000 & over, worker compensation, personal injury, wrongful death, and jury trials. The Circuit Court Clerk's office is responsible for managing all records for the Civil and Criminal divisions. The staff is responsible for performing the internal clerical operations for both courts as defined by law.

Circuit Court Judge

Judge Donald E. Parish
Circuit Court Judge, 24th Judicial District
P.O. Box 9, Huntingdon, Tennessee 38344
Phone: (731) 986-7801
Fax: (731) 986-7803

Education

• University of College of Law, 1979-1981
  Doctor of Jurisprudence with High Honors
  Order of the Coif
  Scholastic Merit Honoree
  
• University of Tennessee, 1977-1979
  Bachelor of Science with Highest Honors
  Phi Kappa Phi
  Scholastic Merit Honoree
  
• Jackson State Community College, 1975-1977
  Associate of Science Magna Cum Laude
  Phi Theta Kappa
  Scholastic Merit Honoree
  
• Huntingdon High School, 1975

Vocational

• Tennessee Circuit Court Judge, Twenty Fourth Judicial District, 2006-Present
• Tennessee Supreme Court Workers' Compensation Panel
• Private practice of law, 1981-2006
• Huntingdon Municipal Judge, 1981-2006

Education

• Nashville School of Law
  Doctor of Jurisprudence, 2011
• University of Tennessee at Martin
  Masters of Business Administration, 2007
  Bachelor of Science, 1993
• McKenzie High School, 1986
  

Vocational

• Appointed by Governor Bill Lee as Circuit Judge, Part I, Twenty-Fourth Judicial District, 2021
• Circuit Judge, Twenty-Fourth Judicial District, 2021-present
• Assistant Public Defender, Twenty-Seventh Judicial District, 2016-2021
• Law Clerk for Senior Judge William B. Acree, 2015-2016
• Private Practice, 2012-2015