Kindall T. Lawson

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Kindall T. Lawson
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Prior offices
3rd Judicial District Circuit Court

Education

Bachelor's

East Tennessee State University

Law

Nashville School of Law

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Kindall T. Lawson was a judge for the Third circuit court in Tennessee. He has served in this position since 1996.[1] He was re-elected without opposition in 2006 to a new eight-year term.[2] However, Kindall decided not to complete his new term and retired from the court on June 1, 2013.[3]

Education

Lawson received his B.S. degree from East Tennessee State University in 1964 and his J.D. degree from the Nashville School of Law in 1988. Prior to receiving his law degree, he worked as an aerospace engineer at the Kennedy Space Center and as a self employed contractor in Florida.[1][4]

Career

Lawson served as the judge of the Hawkins County General Sessions Court from 1974 to 1993 and was in private practice for three years. He was then elected to the district court in 1996.[1]

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