Nashville – Governor Phil Bredesen today announced that Monroe County native Sharon Gail Lee will fill a position on the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Eastern Section. Judge Lee
“Sharon Lee brings tremendous experience in both the trial and appellate courts to her appointment on the Tennessee Court of Appeals and commands broad respect from her colleagues in the bar,” said Bredesen. “I know she will serve with honor and integrity in this position, and I am pleased she has accepted the appointment.”
Lee has practiced law for 26 years. A sole practitioner, Lee began her law career with J.D. Lee and Associates in Madisonville in 1978, and worked in various partnerships until she established the Sharon G. Lee Law Office in 2001. Lee has vast experience in civil and criminal law, with a primary emphasis on tort practice. She has worked as county attorney for Monroe County since 1991, and also serves as city attorney for Madisonville and Vonore. She is a Rule 31 family mediator.
“I am honored to have been chosen by Governor Bredesen to serve as the first woman on the Eastern Section of the Tennessee Court of Appeals,” said Lee. “I will do all I can to bring the highest level of respect, fairness and integrity to my position on the Court of Appeals.”
Lee, 50, holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with high honors from the University of Tennessee , Knoxville , and a doctor of jurisprudence from University of Tennessee College of Law, where she graduated in the top 15 percent of her class. She is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association and the Tennessee and American Trial Lawyers Associations. She has served as the Monroe County Bar Association’s president, secretary and currently serves as vice president. She also has been a member of the House of Delegates of the Tennessee Bar Association since 2003, and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a group whose members are limited to trial lawyers who have demonstrated exceptional skills, experience and excellence in advocacy.
Lee will stand for election in August 2004 and then for election to a full 8-year term in 2006.