Edward Hazzard East was an American attorney,judge,and politician. He served as Secretary of State for the state of Tennessee from 1862 to 1865,having been appointed by Andrew Johnson,the state's military governor under the Union Army occupation during the Civil War. East briefly served as the state's acting governor during the interim between Johnson's inauguration as U.S. Vice President on March 4,1865,and the inauguration of the state's "elected" governor,William G. Brownlow,on April 5,1865.
William Paxson Purcell III is an American politician who served as the fifth mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County,elected first in 1999 and reelected to a second term in 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party. On June 24,2008 he was named director of Harvard University's Institute of Politics (IOP) at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Purcell assumed the post on September 1,2008. He was one of three co-chairs of the Harvard University Allston Work Team. He is now in private practice of law in Nashville and an adjunct professor of Public Policy at Vanderbilt University.
Clifton Beverly Briley was an American attorney and politician,the first mayor of the newly consolidated metropolitan government of Nashville and Davidson County in Tennessee. Elected to the mayor's position in 1962 as a Democrat,Briley served three terms from 1963 to 1975;he was prevented by term limits from running again. He had previously served as county judge of Davidson County for several terms,from 1950 to 1963.
The Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is a medical provider with multiple hospitals in Nashville,Tennessee,as well as clinics and facilities throughout Middle Tennessee. VUMC is an independent non-profit organization,but maintains academic affiliations with Vanderbilt University.
Vanderbilt University Law School is a graduate school of Vanderbilt University. Established in 1874,it is one of the oldest law schools in the southern United States. Vanderbilt Law School has consistently ranked among the top 20 law schools in the nation. It is ranked 12th on Above the Law's 2018 Top Law School Rankings and 16th in the 2022 edition of U.S. News &World Report.
Howard Gentry Jr. is an American politician. Howard Gentry serves the Metropolitan Government of Nashville as the Criminal Court Clerk of Davidson County in the Twentieth Judicial District and was elected Nashville's first African American Constitutional Officer. In this capacity,he is responsible for performing the clerical duties for the operation of the General Sessions and State Trial Criminal Courts. A Nashville native,Gentry was elected three times to countywide public office. He was a Metro Council member-at-large before being elected Metro Nashville-Davidson County’s first African American vice mayor. He was reelected in 2003. In 2007,Gentry was a candidate for Mayor and narrowly missed the run-off by less than 300 votes.
Adolpho A. Birch Jr. was an American lawyer and judge who was the first African American to serve as Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Frank F. Drowota III was a former chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Rob Briley is an American politician and a Democratic former member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 52nd district,which is part of Davidson County. He is the brother of Nashville politician David Briley and the grandson of Beverly Briley,Metro-Nashville's first mayor.
Amanda McClendon was a member of the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County,representing the 16th district. In Nashville,she is currently Judge of the Second Circuit Court for the 20th Judicial District.
Justin Potter Wilson is an American lawyer and Republican politician who is Tennessee state Comptroller of the Treasury. He has been Tennessee deputy governor,a federal judicial nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit,and an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt University Law School.
Harold Raymond Vague was an American Air Force major general who was the Judge Advocate General of the United States Air Force from 1973 to 1977.
Megan Christine Barry is an American businesswoman and politician who served as the seventh mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County from 2015 until March 6,2018,when she resigned after pleading guilty to felony theft related to an extramarital affair with a city employee who had served as the head of her security detail. Barry is a member of the Democratic Party.
Jeffrey S. Bivins is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Tennessee. He was appointed Associate Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court by Governor Bill Haslam.
Waverly David Crenshaw Jr. is the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Susan Lewellyn Pamerleau is a retired United States Air Force major general who served from January 1,2013,to December 31,2016,as the Republican sheriff of Bexar County,Texas. She is the United States Marshal for the Western District of Texas.
Eli Jeremy Richardson is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
John Cooper is an American politician and businessman who is the mayor of Nashville,Tennessee. A Democrat,he served as a councilman at-large on the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County from 2015 until 2019. He is the brother of U.S. Representative Jim Cooper,who represents Tennessee's 5th congressional district,which is based in Nashville.
