Background
Swanson, Charles Walter was born on March 6, 1954 in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States. Son of Don B. and Ann (Hughes) Swanson.
Swanson, Charles Walter was born on March 6, 1954 in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States. Son of Don B. and Ann (Hughes) Swanson.
Pfeiffer College (Bachelor of Arts, 1976). University of Tennessee at Knoxville (Juris Doctor, 1979). Delta Sigma; Phi Delta Phi.
Worked at Sheppeard & Swanson, The Property Letting Centre (Knoxville, Tennessee) specializing in Personal Injury, Products Liability, Domestic Relations, Municipal Law. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Tennessee and United States. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee.
1983, United States.
Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Delta Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Contributing Author: 6th Circuit Federal Practice Guide, Lawyers Cooperation Public Company (1996).
Master of the Bench: Hamilton Burnett American Inn of Court (Administrator, 1995, Treasurer, 1996, President-Elect, 1997).
Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Law. Special Judge and Referee, Knox County Juvenile Court, 1979-1981.
Special Counsel to Knoxville City Council, 1985. Assistant City Attorney, City of Knoxville, 1981-1984.
Member, District 2 Credentials Committee.
Member: Knoxville (Member, Board of Governors, 1988-1990, 1996. Chair, By-Laws Committee, 1992. Company-Chair, Fee Dispute Committee, 1993.
Chair, Child Advocacy Task Force, 1994.
Chair, Judicial Committee, 1995), Tennessee (District Republican, Young Lawyer"s Conference, 1985-1990. Chair, Litigation Section, 1993-1994.
Member, House of Delegates, 1991, Board of Directors, Tennessee Client Protection Fund, 1997) and American Bar Associations. Knoxville Barristers (President, 1989).
Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association.
National Institute of Municipal Law Officers. Fellow: Tennessee Bar Foundation. Tennessee Young Lawyers Conference.
Member, District 2 Credentials Committee. Member: Knoxville (Member, Board of Governors, 1988-1990, 1996. Chair, By-Laws Committee, 1992.
Company-Chair, Fee Dispute Committee, 1993.
Chair, Child Advocacy Task Force, 1994. Chair, Judicial Committee, 1995), Tennessee (District Republican, Young Lawyer"s Conference, 1985-1990.
Chair, Litigation Section, 1993-1994. Member, House of Delegates, 1991, Board of Directors, Tennessee Client Protection Fund, 1997) and American Bar Associations.
Knoxville Barristers (President, 1989).
Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association. National Institute of Municipal Law Officers. Fellow: Tennessee Bar Foundation.
Tennessee Young Lawyers Conference.
Married Linda Susan Doak, August 12, 1978.