--- title: "Rex Henry Ogle | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rex-henry-ogle-tn-circuit-court-judge-cocke-grainger-jefferson-sevier" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Rex Henry Ogle Tennessee Circuit Court, Judicial District 4 (Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson, Sevier) · Circuit Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Tennessee Circuit Court, Judicial District 4 (Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson, Sevier) - 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 - Rex Henry Ogle has been a Circuit Court Judge for the Fourth Judicial District in Tennessee since 1990, covering counties including Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson, and Sevier. - His service spanned 36 years, making him the longest‐serving judge in the history of the Fourth Judicial District ### Education - B.A. from the University of Tennessee in 1976 and his J.D. from Memphis State University in 1979. ### Additional information - Ogle retired in 2026 after more than three decades on the bench. - In April 2026, Sevier County opened the Rex Henry Ogle Courts Building at 127 Commerce Street in Sevierville, a $34 million facility housing the Circuit and General Sessions Courts. - He was re‐elected without opposition in 2006 and 2014. - Year Elected/Appointed: 1990 - Before joining the judiciary, he served as a private attorney, city attorney, and city judge for Pigeon Forge, and as attorney for Sevierville - The building’s name honors his decades of service and community leadership ## 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/rex-henry-ogle) - [Official roster](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/circuit-criminal-chancery-courts/judges/rex-henry-ogle) - [Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/circuit-criminal-chancery-courts/judges/rex-henry-ogle) - [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) - [Rex Henry Ogle](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/circuit-criminal-chancery-courts/judges/rex-henry-ogle) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rex-henry-ogle-tn-circuit-court-judge-cocke-grainger-jefferson-sevier", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rex-henry-ogle-tn-circuit-court-judge-cocke-grainger-jefferson-sevier", "name": "Rex Henry Ogle | KnowJudges", "description": "Rex Henry Ogle, Tennessee Circuit Court, Judicial District 4 (Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson, Sevier). 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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.