13th District Criminal Court Judge Remembered
October 28, 2026
October 28, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 28 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog:
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13th District Criminal Court Judge Remembered
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Longtime 13th Judicial District Criminal Court Judge Leon Cleveland Burns Jr. died Oct. 26 at age 90. Burns earned his law degree from the University of Tennessee (now Winston) College of Law in 1975. Gov. Ray Blanton first appointed Burns to the bench as a temporary rep . . .
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13th District Criminal Court Judge Remembered
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Longtime 13th Judicial District Criminal Court Judge Leon Cleveland Burns Jr. died Oct. 26 at age 90. Burns earned his law degree from the University of Tennessee (now Winston) College of Law in 1975. Gov. Ray Blanton first appointed Burns to the bench as a temporary rep . . .