--- title: "Keith Repass | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/keith-repass-tn-municipal-court-judge-jefferson" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Keith Repass Tennessee Municipal Court, Jefferson County · Municipal Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Tennessee Municipal Court, Jefferson County - State: Tennessee - Role: Municipal 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 - Repass has been serving as Municipal Court Judge for Jefferson City since 2000 and has also been a judicial commissioner and magistrate for Jefferson County since 2001 - The judge has authority to levy fines, penalties, and forfeitures for ordinance violations, with fines up to $50 or the maximum set by state law per offense ### Education - Bachelor’s degree from Carson‐Newman College and his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1993. ### Additional information - The City Judge for Jefferson City, Tennessee, serving as Municipal Court Judge since 2000 and presiding over the city’s limited jurisdiction court - Year Elected/Appointed: 2000 - Before entering judicial service, he practiced law in Jefferson City and later opened his own firm in Dandridge, TN - The City Judge of Jefferson City, a position appointed by the city council for a two‐year term and sworn in under the same oath as the mayor and councilmen. - Serving as a special General Sessions Judge on multiple occasions - Repass is a member of the Tennessee Municipal Judges’ Conference and the Judicial Commissioners’ Association of Tennessee. - He is a lifelong New Market resident and active in his church community ## 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/judges/w-keith-repass-1) - [Official roster](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/judges/w-keith-repass-1) - [Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/judges/w-keith-repass-1) - [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) - [Keith Repass](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/judges/w-keith-repass-1) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/keith-repass-tn-municipal-court-judge-jefferson", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/keith-repass-tn-municipal-court-judge-jefferson", "name": "Keith Repass | KnowJudges", "description": "Keith Repass, Tennessee Municipal Court, Jefferson County. 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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.