Background
Reid, Lyle was born on June 17, 1930 in Brownsville, Tennessee, United States.
Reid, Lyle was born on June 17, 1930 in Brownsville, Tennessee, United States.
University of Tennessee at Knoxville (Bachelor of Science). University of Tennessee at Knoxville (Juris Doctor).
Assistant state attorney general, State of Tennessee, Nashville, 1961-1963;
county attorney, Haywood County, Brownsville, Tennessee, 1964-1986;
attorney, Reid & Banks, Brownsville, Tennessee, 1963-1966;
associate judge, Tennessee Court Criminal Appeals, Tennessee, 1987-1990;
chief justice, Tennessee Supreme Court, Nashville, 1990-1998;
vice president litigation, Columbia/Hospital Corporation of America, Nashville, since 1998. Deputy commissioner Department Commerce & Insurance, Tennessee.
Lyle Reid has been listed as a noteworthy state supreme court justice by Marquis Who's Who.
With United States Air Force, Korea. Member American Bar Association, American Bar Foundation, Tennessee Bar Association.
M. Elizabeth W.; children: Betsy, Martha Lyle.