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Ken Irvine Jr.
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Three Reasons to Vote for Ken...

1. EXPERIENCE: Ken has spent that last 28 years working in the field of criminal justice.  During this time he has been a prosecutor, public defender and a private attorney.  As an attorney, Ken’s practice has focused on complex criminal cases in various Criminal Courts throughout East Tennessee.  Ken has regularly taught legal education seminars to other attorneys across the State of Tennessee and has also served as an Adjunct Professor at the UT College of Law.
   
   

2. BACKGROUND: Ken worked his way through college and law school.  Ken completed about half of his undergraduate degree while on active duty in the United States Army.  He served with several elite military units such as the 101st Airborne Division and the 75th Ranger Regiment.  Even though he worked all the way through law school, Ken graduated 8th in his class.  He received numerous honors upon graduation from the UT College of Law.  His degree was with high honors, he was awarded the Order of the Coif, he received the James L. Powers Award of Excellence in Criminal Advocacy and also received a Dean’s Citation.
   
   

3. GETTING THE JOB DONE: Ken is currently serving as Criminal Court Judge in Division II.  He was appointed by Governor Bredesen on August 20, 2007.  When Ken assumed this position there was a significant backlog of cases in Division II.  With the help of the entire Court staff, clerk’s office and others, Ken has been working diligently to deal with these old cases.  Ken is committed to seeing that each person that comes into his Court is treated fairly and that each case is handled in a timely manner.
   
   

Related Experience...

CRIMINAL COURT JUDGE, AUG 2007 - Present

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY, 2006 – 2007

ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER, 2004 – 2006

PRIVATE PRACTICE, 1991 – 2004

Eldridge, Irvine & Gaines, PLLC
Knoxville, Tennessee  (April 1996 – June 2004)
Ritchie, Fels & Dillard, P.C.
Knoxville, Tennessee  (August 1991 – March 1996)

LAW CLERK, Honorable Joe B. Jones, 1990 – 1991
Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals

LEGAL CLERK, United States Army, 1980 – 1986
Including service with: 101st Airborne Division
75th Ranger Regiment
2nd Infantry Division


EDUCATION:

J.D., University of Tennessee College of Law
(High Honors) May 1990
Class Rank:  8th
Order of the Coif, Phi Kappa Phi
The James L. Powers Award of Excellence
  In Criminal Advocacy

B.S., Florida State University, August 1987
Political Science and Social Science

GUEST LECTURER:

Knoxville Bar Association
US Attorney’s Office
Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Tennessee Judicial Conference
Tennessee Sessions Court Judge’s Conference
Tennessee Public Defender’s Conference
University of Tennessee College of Law

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS:

1990 – Dean’s Citation – UT College of Law
1994 – Robert W. Ritchie Award – TACDL
1996 – Robert W. Ritchie Award – TACDL
2003 – Pro Bono Award – Legal Aid of East Tennessee