Background
Bunnell, John Blake was born on April 20, 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of James Crusman Junior and Virginia Claire Bunnell.
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John Blake Bunnell
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Bachelor of Science, Austin Peay State University, 1979; Master of Science in Planning, U. Tennessee, 1988; Juris Doctor, U. Tennessee, 1990.
Career
Editorial editor, editorialist, The All State, Austin Peay State University Student Newspaper, Clarksville, Tennessee, 1975-1978;
planning intern/administration, Hopkinsville (Kentucky)-Christian County Planning Commission, 1978-1979;
energy technical analyst, Tennessee Energy Authority, Nashville, 1979-1980;
research assistant, U. Tennessee Planning Research Center, Knoxville, 1980-1983;
legal noncommissioned officer, 844th Engineer Battalion, Knoxville, 1986-1994;
assistant district attorney general, Office of District Attorney 21st District, Franklin, Tennessee, 1991-1992;
private practice, Nashville, 1992;
assistant public defender, Office of Public Defender 4th Judicial, Newport, Tennessee, 1992-1996;
legal assistance officer, United States Army Operation Joint Endeavor, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1996-1997. Secretary, director Cumberland Cmtys. Commission, Knoxville, 1991-1994, 96-.
Trial defense counsel Team II, 213th Legal Spt. Organisation, Knoxville, since 1996.
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Membership
Executive committee Cocke County partnership, since 1998. President Newport/Cocke County Chamber of C., 1998. Member Newport Cocke County Economics Development Board, since 1998.
Sergeant United States Army, 1990-1991. Member Tennessee Association Criminal Defense Lawyers, Sevier County Bar Association, Cocke County Bar Association, Newport (Tennessee) Kiwanis Club (chairman retention subcommittee 1993-1994), National Trust for History Preservation, Order Kentucky Colonels, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Kappa Alpha.
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Married Candace DianeTucker, October 1, 1982.
