Roger A. Page at a glance
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Roger A. Page
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2011-present
- American judge best known for his service as Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court from 2021 to 2023 and as a justice from 2016 to 2024
- Tennessee Supreme Court Justice (2016–2024): Appointed by Governor Bill Haslam; first justice confirmed under the 2014 appellate court selection process
- Licensed pharmacist until 1998, when he was elected circuit court judge
- He clerked for U.S. District Judge Julia Smith Gibbons (1984–1985) and practiced law in private firms before joining the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office in 1991, serving as Assistant Attorney General for seven years
Education
- B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in 1978 and his J.D. from the University of Memphis School of Law in 1984, ranking 4th in his class.
Additional information
- Retired from the Tennessee Supreme Court on August 31, 2024.
- In August 2024, Page was honored at a reception in Henderson, Tennessee, for his service, with tributes from Governor Bill Lee and other judicial leaders.
- Circuit Court Judge (1998–2011): Presided over civil and criminal trials in the 26th Judicial District (Chester, Henderson, Madison counties)
- Born October 7, 1955, in Mifflin, Tennessee.
- Date of birth: 1955-10-07
- handling disputes in construction, medical malpractice, personal injury, real estate, and wrongful death cases
- Before law school, he attended the University of Tennessee at Martin.
- He has since become a full‐time mediator and arbitrator
- His career spanned more than 25 years at trial, intermediate appellate, and supreme court levels
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
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.
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 ↗
Statewide
Tennessee Rule 30 prohibits media coverage of jury selection, jurors, closed proceedings, and certain minor or juvenile-court participants.
Media coverage of jury selection is prohibited.Rule 30: Media Guidelines ↗
Remote appearances
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.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Rule 30: Media Guidelines
Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. 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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
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Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee current judicial profile ↗Rule 30: Media Guidelines
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Rule 30: Media Guidelines ↗Rule 55: Use of Technology for Court Proceedings
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Rule 55: Use of Technology for Court Proceedings ↗