Background
Summers, Jerry H. was born on May 28, 1941 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States.
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Jerry H. SUMMERS
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Auburn University and University of the South (Bachelor of Arts, 1963). University of Tennessee at Knoxville (Bachelor of Laws, 1966). Assistant District Attorney, 1966-1969.
Member, Tennessee Supreme Court Commission on Specialization, since 1979.
Member, Tennessee Supreme Court Commission on Revision of Criminal Rules of Procedure, since 1983.
Career
Worked at Summers & Wyatt, Professional Corporation (Chattanooga, Tennessee) specializing in Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Criminal Law. Admitted to the bar, 1966, Tennessee. Assistant District Attorney, 1966-1969.
Member, Tennessee Supreme Court Commission on Specialization, 1979.
Tennessee Supreme Court Commission on Revision of Criminal Rules of Procedure, 1983. Tennessee Sentencing Commission, 1986.
Chairman, Tennessee Appellate Nominations Commission, 1992. Member: Chattanooga (Member, Board of Governors, 1978.
Secretary, 1981; President-Elect, 1982.
President, 1983-1984), Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Chattanooga Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1973). Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association (Vice-President, 1973.
President-Elect, 1976.
President, 1977); Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President, 1975). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Life Member.
Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1975. Member, Board of Governors, 1985).
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Life Member.
Member, Board of Governors, 1977). Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
California Trial Lawyers Association.
First Amendment Lawyers Association. American Board of Trial Advocates, (Founding Member and President, 1986-1987).
American College of Trial Lawyers. International Society of Barristers.
Fellow: Tennessee Bar Foundation.
International Academy of Trial Lawyers (1994). Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference Delegate (1995).
Achievements
Membership
Member, Tennessee Supreme Court Commission on Specialization, 1979. Tennessee Supreme Court Commission on Revision of Criminal Rules of Procedure, 1983. Tennessee Sentencing Commission, 1986.
Chairman, Tennessee Appellate Nominations Commission, 1992.
Member: Chattanooga (Member, Board of Governors, 1978. Secretary, 1981; President-Elect, 1982.
President, 1983-1984), Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Chattanooga Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1973).
Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association (Vice-President, 1973.
President-Elect, 1976. President, 1977); Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President, 1975). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Life Member.
Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1975.
Member, Board of Governors, 1985). National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Life Member.
Member, Board of Governors, 1977). Georgia Trial Lawyers Association.
Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
California Trial Lawyers Association. First Amendment Lawyers Association. American Board of Trial Advocates, (Founding Member and President, 1986-1987).
American College of Trial Lawyers.
International Society of Barristers. Fellow: Tennessee Bar Foundation.
International Academy of Trial Lawyers (1994). Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference Delegate (1995).
