--- title: "Beth Boniface | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/beth-boniface-tn-circuit-court-judge-greene-hamblen-hancock-hawkins" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Beth Boniface Tennessee Circuit Court, Judicial District 3 (Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins) · Circuit Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Tennessee Circuit Court, Judicial District 3 (Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins) - State: Tennessee - Role: Circuit Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Partner at Shelton & Boniface (2005–2008) - Part III judge in the 3rd Judicial District Circuit Court of Tennessee, presiding over cases in Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, and Hawkins counties - Republican Circuit Court Judge for Part III of Tennessee’s 3rd Judicial District, covering Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, and Hawkins counties ### Education - UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND Law School 1994 - UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON Undergraduate 1991 ### Additional information - Year Elected/Appointed: 2015 - Appointed: April 14, 2015, by Governor Bill Haslam to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Mike Faulk - She also has experience overseeing the district’s Recovery Court - Boniface is a member of the Tennessee Trial Judges Association and has been active in community organizations, including Hamblen Legal Link, Kidz Succeed, Legal Aid of East Tennessee, and All Saints Episcopal School ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### media coverage and recording Scope: statewide Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 30 allows media coverage of public judicial proceedings subject to the presiding judge's control and requires written media requests at least two business days before the proceeding unless waived. Evidence excerpt: Requests by representatives of the media for such coverage must be made in writing to the presiding judge not less than two (2) business days before the proceeding is scheduled to begin. [Rule 30: Media Guidelines](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/rules/supreme-court-rules/rule-30-media-guidelines) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### recording restrictions Scope: statewide Tennessee Rule 30 prohibits media coverage of jury selection, jurors, closed proceedings, and certain minor or juvenile-court participants. Evidence excerpt: Media coverage of jury selection is prohibited. [Rule 30: Media Guidelines](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/rules/supreme-court-rules/rule-30-media-guidelines) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote technology Scope: statewide Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 55 permits teleconferencing, video conferencing, or other technology for court proceedings at the discretion of the trial or appellate court. Evidence excerpt: The use of teleconferencing, video conferencing or other technology to conduct court proceedings or other court business remotely is permissible at the discretion of the trial or appellate court. [Rule 55: Use of Technology for Court Proceedings](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/rules/supreme-court-rules/rule-55-use-technology-court-proceedings) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/circuit-criminal-chancery-courts/judges/beth-boniface) - [Official roster](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/circuit-criminal-chancery-courts/judges/beth-boniface) - [Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/circuit-criminal-chancery-courts/judges/beth-boniface) - [Rule 30: Media Guidelines](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/rules/supreme-court-rules/rule-30-media-guidelines) - [Rule 55: Use of Technology for Court Proceedings](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/rules/supreme-court-rules/rule-55-use-technology-court-proceedings) - [Beth Boniface](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/circuit-criminal-chancery-courts/judges/beth-boniface) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/beth-boniface-tn-circuit-court-judge-greene-hamblen-hancock-hawkins", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/beth-boniface-tn-circuit-court-judge-greene-hamblen-hancock-hawkins", "name": "Beth Boniface | KnowJudges", "description": "Beth Boniface, Tennessee Circuit Court, Judicial District 3 (Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins). 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/rules/supreme-court-rules/rule-30-media-guidelines). Collected 2026-07-26.