William B. Acree

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William B. Acree

Prior offices

27th Judicial District Circuit Court

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Tennessee, 1966

Law

University of Tennessee, 1968

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William B. "Bill" Acree was a circuit court judge for the Twenty-Seventh Circuit Court, which presides over Obion and Weakley counties in Tennessee. He joined the court in 1994 and was most recently re-elected in 2006 without opposition. Acree announced on September 10, 2012, that he would not be seeking re-election again, and retired at the end of his term on August 31, 2014.

He was appointed by the Tennessee Supreme Court to serve as a senior judge, filling in for judges across the state. His term as a senior judge was from November 2, 2015, to November 2, 2017.

Education

Acree received both his undergraduate and J.D. degrees from the University of Tennessee in 1966 and 1968, respectively.

Career

Acree worked as an attorney with the law firm of Elam, Glasson & Acree from 1970 until his election to the Twenty-Seventh Circuit Court in 1994.

See also

• Tennessee Circuit Courts
• Judicial selection in Tennessee
• Obion County, Tennessee
• Weakley County, Tennessee

External links

• Tennessee State Courts, "Trial Court Judges"
• Tennessee State Courts, "Circuit, Criminal & Chancery Courts"
• Tennessee State Courts, "Tennessee Judicial District Map"

Footnotes

Tennessee courts

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Federal courts:

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Tennessee, Middle District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Tennessee, Middle District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee

State courts:

Tennessee Supreme Court • Tennessee Court of Appeals • Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals • Tennessee Circuit Court • Tennessee Chancery Courts • Tennessee Criminal Court • Tennessee Probate Court • Tennessee General Sessions Court • Tennessee Juvenile Court • Tennessee Municipal Court

State resources:

Courts in Tennessee • Tennessee judicial elections • Judicial selection in Tennessee