Court directory

# Tennessee 18th Judicial District

## Court information

Aliases: 18th Judicial District · Eighteenth Judicial District · Tennessee Eighteenth Judicial District · TN 18th Judicial District · TN Eighteenth Judicial District

## Court information

This record covers an institution, jurisdiction or group of courts. It does not have a single exclusive local bench or hearing address.

### Source-listed judicial service

- [Dee David Gay](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/dee-david-gay-tn-criminal-court-judge-sumner) — Criminal Court Judge

- [Jennifer Nichols](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jennifer-nichols-tn-circuit-court-judge-sumner) — Circuit Court Judge

- [Louis W. Oliver](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/louis-w-oliver-tn-chancellor-sumner) — Chancellor

- [Joe Thompson](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joe-thompson-tn-circuit-court-judge-sumner) — Circuit Court Judge

Methodology and sources

- [publications.tnsosfiles.com/pub/blue_book/25-26/25-26_Judicial.pdf](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/pub/blue_book/25-26/25-26_Judicial.pdf)

## Published judicial roster

- [Joe Thompson](/kyj/judge/joe-thompson-tn-circuit-court-judge-sumner) Circuit Court Judge Reported in the official 2025–2026 Tennessee Blue Book. Later appointments or departures may not yet appear in this edition. Source checked October 15, 2026. [Roster source](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/pub/blue_book/25-26/25-26_Judicial.pdf)

- [Dee David Gay](/kyj/judge/dee-david-gay-tn-criminal-court-judge-sumner) Criminal Court Judge Reported in the official 2025–2026 Tennessee Blue Book. Later appointments or departures may not yet appear in this edition. Source checked October 15, 2026. [Roster source](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/pub/blue_book/25-26/25-26_Judicial.pdf)

- [Louis W. Oliver](/kyj/judge/louis-w-oliver-tn-chancellor-sumner) Chancellor Reported in the official 2025–2026 Tennessee Blue Book. Later appointments or departures may not yet appear in this edition. Source checked October 15, 2026. [Roster source](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/pub/blue_book/25-26/25-26_Judicial.pdf)

- [Jennifer Nichols](/kyj/judge/jennifer-nichols-tn-circuit-court-judge-sumner) Circuit Court Judge Reported in the official 2025–2026 Tennessee Blue Book. Later appointments or departures may not yet appear in this edition. Source checked October 15, 2026. [Roster source](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/pub/blue_book/25-26/25-26_Judicial.pdf)

These published assignments do not certify a complete bench.