Governor Bill Haslam on Thursday appointed Roger Amos Page of Madison County to the Tennessee Supreme Court, replacing Justice Gary R. Wade, who retired in September.
Judge Page, 60, has been a judge on the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals since his appointment by Governor Haslam in December 2011, writing more than 330 appellate opinions. He previously served as a circuit court judge for the 26th Judicial District, which includes Chester, Henderson and Madison counties. In that position, he presided over more than 300 civil and criminal jury trials.
“We are fortunate to have someone with such a depth of experience for this important position,” Governor Haslam said. “Judge Page has a distinguished career both as a judge and an attorney, and Tennesseans will benefit from having him on the Supreme Court.”
Judge Page’s appointment is subject to confirmation by the Tennessee General Assembly.
“I have been honored to serve the citizens of Tennessee for the past 18 years as a member of the judiciary, and I am humbled by the governor’s confidence in selecting me for the Tennessee Supreme Court,” he said.
Prior to his experience on the bench, he was assistant attorney general for the state in Jackson from 1991-1998. He practiced at Holmes, Rich, Sigler & Page, P.C. in Jackson from 1987-1991. He was an associate at Peterson, Young, Self & Asselin in Atlanta from 1985-1987 and a law clerk for then-U.S. District Court Judge Julia Smith Gibbons from 1984-1985.
He received his law degree with honors in 1984 from the University of Memphis, where he ranked 4th in his class.
Before his legal career, he was chief pharmacist and assistant store manager for Walgreens in Memphis, where he worked from 1977-1984. He received a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy in 1978 from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in Memphis. He attended the University of Tennessee at Martin from 1973-1975 after graduating from Chester County High School in Henderson.