Background
Swann, Bill was born on September 30, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Swann, Bill was born on September 30, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Bachelor cum laude, Harvard University, 1964;
Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1971;
Juris Doctor, U. Tennessee, 1975.
Assistant professor German, Brown U., Providence, 1970-1972;
law clerk, Tennessee Court Appeals, 1974-1975;
associate, Kramer Johnson Rayson McVeigh & Leake, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1975-1979;
associate, Hogin Guyton Swann & London, Knoxville, 1979-1982;
judge, State of Tennessee Circuit Court, Knoxville, since 1982. Member of faculty Law Education Institute Inc., since 1986. Faculty advisor National Judicial College 1978.
Teacher in field.
Bill Swann has been listed as a reputable Judge by Marquis Who's Who.
Member of advisory board Sexual Assault Crises Center, Preschool Intervention Program. Board directors Helen Ross McNabb Foundation, Child and Family Superior vena cava syndrome of KnoxCounty. Active Church St. United Methodist Church.
Member American Bar Association (family law and judicial administration sections), American Judges Association (member editorial committee), International Society Family Law, Knoxville Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association (general practice and family law sections, past delegate to house of deals, Law through Liberty award 1987), Association Yale Alumni (past delegate), Yale Club of Knoxville.
Avocations: jogging, hiking, fishing.
Married; 3 children.