Supreme Court Justice Jeffery Bivins has been elected to serve as the court's new chief justice, a role that he previously held from 2016 to 2021.

Bivins was unanimously elected by the court for a three-year term. The judge was appointed to the high court by former Gov. Bill Haslam in 2014. Two years later, he was appointed to his first chief justice term.

Bivins succeeds Justice Holly Kirby, who has served as chief justice since 2023.

Previously, Bivins served on the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals from August 2011 until July 2014. He also served as a 21st Judicial District Circuit Court judge in Williamson County.

Bivins is a 1986 graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Law. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1982 from East Tennessee State University, majoring in political sc

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