Background
Martin Schaffner, Mary was born on October 27, 1939 in Paducah, Kentucky, United States.
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Mary Martin Schaffner
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Vanderbilt University (Bachelor of Arts, 1961. Juris Doctor, 1977).
Career
Worked at Howell & Fisher, Professional Limited Liability Company (Nashville, Tennessee) specializing in Hospital Law, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Tennessee. 1979, United States. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee and United States.
Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
1986, United States. Supreme Court. Order of the Coif. Member, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1975-1977.
Instructor, Nashville School of Law (1991-1995). Law Clerk to: Justice Ray L. Brock, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1977-1978.
Judge Gilbert South. Merritt, United States.
Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1978-1979. Member, 1981-1987, Secretary, 1982-1985 and Chair, 1985-1987, Tennessee Appellate Court Nominating Commission. Member, Tennessee Supreme Court Commission to Study the Appellate Courts, 1990.
Member: Nashville (Chair, Medico-Legal Committee, 1985-1987.
Chair, Appellate Practice Committee, 1991-1992), Tennessee (Member, Editorial Board, Tennessee Bar Journal, 1989-1991) and American Bar Associations. American Academy of Appellate Lawyers.
American Academy of Hospital Attorneys. Tennessee Society of Hospital Attorneys (Director, 1985-1987 and President, 1987-1990).
Lawyers Association for Women (Marion Griffin Chapter).
Harry Phillips American Inn of Court. Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1975-1977. Instructor, Nashville School of Law (1991-1995). Law Clerk to: Justice Ray L. Brock, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1977-1978.
Judge Gilbert South. Merritt, United States.
Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1978-1979. Member, 1981-1987, Secretary, 1982-1985 and Chair, 1985-1987, Tennessee Appellate Court Nominating Commission.
Member, Tennessee Supreme Court Commission to Study the Appellate Courts, 1990. Member: Nashville (Chair, Medico-Legal Committee, 1985-1987.
Chair, Appellate Practice Committee, 1991-1992), Tennessee (Member, Editorial Board, Tennessee Bar Journal, 1989-1991) and American Bar Associations.
American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. American Academy of Hospital Attorneys. Tennessee Society of Hospital Attorneys (Director, 1985-1987 and President, 1987-1990).
Lawyers Association for Women (Marion Griffin Chapter).
Harry Phillips American Inn of Court. Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation.
Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation.
