Page chosen as chief justice for Tennessee Supreme Court

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Roger A. Page has been elected as the chief justice for the state’s highest court.

The state court system said Tuesday that Page was chosen by his colleagues to lead the five-member Tennessee Supreme Court. Page’s term begins Sept. 1.

Page succeeds Jeff Bivins, who has served as chief justice since September 2016.

Page was elected circuit court judge in 1998 for the 26th Judicial District, which includes Chester, Henderson, and Madison counties.

He was appointed to the Court of Criminal Appeals by then-Gov. Bill Haslam in 2011.

Haslam appointed Page to the state Supreme Court in 2016.

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