--- title: "Deana Hood | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/deana-hood-tn-circuit-court-judge-williamson" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Deana Hood Tennessee Circuit Court, Judicial District 21 (Williamson) · Circuit Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Tennessee Circuit Court, Judicial District 21 (Williamson) - 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 - As a Circuit Judge, she also sits as a Chancellor when presiding over Chancery Court matters - She has extensive trial experience in General Sessions, Circuit, Chancery, and Juvenile Courts across Williamson County and surrounding Middle Tennessee counties, and she is also licensed to practice in the Federal Courts of Middle Tennessee - Circuit Court Judge in Division II of the 21st Judicial District, which encompasses Williamson County ### Education - Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in and was admitted to practice law in Tennessee the same year — J.D. (1996) - MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY Undergraduate 1993 - Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Middle Tennessee State University in 1993. ### Additional information - Year Elected/Appointed: 2022 - She graduated from Battle Ground Academy in 1989 - Deana C. Hood is a native of Franklin, Tennessee. - Her areas of legal practice include Family Law litigation (divorce, child support, child custody), adoption, juvenile law, grandparent rights, custody and visitation, and appellate practice. - She manages all Part II criminal cases and handles civil cases, including divorces, personal injury, business disputes, and other non-criminal matters, which are assigned randomly to the court divisions. - She is a member of the Williamson County Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association, and has held the role of a director of the Tennessee John Marshall American Inns of Court - Beyond her judicial duties, Judge Hood has been active in the community, serving as past president of the Williamson County Court Appointed Special Advocates and as a board member of the Davis House Child Advocacy Center. - She is also a member of the Franklin Noon Rotary and Thompson Station Church ## 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/deana-c-hood) - [Official roster](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/circuit-criminal-chancery-courts/judges/deana-c-hood) - [Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/circuit-criminal-chancery-courts/judges/deana-c-hood) - [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) - [Deana Hood](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/circuit-criminal-chancery-courts/judges/deana-c-hood) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/deana-hood-tn-circuit-court-judge-williamson", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/deana-hood-tn-circuit-court-judge-williamson", "name": "Deana Hood | KnowJudges", "description": "Deana Hood, Tennessee Circuit Court, Judicial District 21 (Williamson). 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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.