Background
Massey, Robert D. was born on May 6, 1956 in Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States.
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Robert D. Massey
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Martin College; University of Tennessee at Knoxville (Bachelor of Science, with honors, 1979). Memphis State University (Juris Doctor, 1982).
Career
Admitted to the bar, 1983, Tennessee, United States. District Court, Western and Middle Districts of Tennessee and United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
Phi Alpha Delta.
Recipient: Robert West. Ritchie Award, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1992 and 1993. Qualified under Supreme Court Rule 13 to serve as Lead Counsel in Death Penalty Litigation. Professor in Business Law, Martin College, Pulaski, Tennessee, Participant-time, 1985-1987.
Public Defender, Twenty-Second Judicial District, Tennessee, 1987-1992.
Member: State Appellate Court Study Commission, 1991. District 6 Supreme Court Investigative Committee, 1989.
South Central Tennessee Correctional Advisory Board, 1989-1992. Tennessee Judicial Council Bench-Bar Relation Committee, 1992-1995.
President, 1990-1991, Executive Committee, 1989-1992, Tennessee Public Defenders Conference.
Tennessee Capital Case Resource Center. Executive Committee, 1993-1995. Qualified under Supreme Court Rule 13 to serve as lead counsel in death penalty litigation.
Member: Maury, Pulaski-Giles County (President, 1985-1991).
Tennessee (Member, Section on: Criminal Justice. Company-chair, Legislative Committee, 1991-1993.
Executive Committee, 1991-1993) and Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association. Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President, 1993-1994.
Company-chair, Legislative Committee, 1990-1992.
Board Member, 1990-1994). National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Tennessee Academy of Certified Trial Attorneys (Board Member, 1995.
Founding Member, 1995).
(Certified as a Criminal Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy) (Certified Criminal Trial Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization).
Achievements
Membership
Member: State Appellate Court Study Commission, 1991. District 6 Supreme Court Investigative Committee, 1989. South Central Tennessee Correctional Advisory Board, 1989-1992.
Tennessee Judicial Council Bench-Bar Relation Committee, 1992-1995.
President, 1990-1991, Executive Committee, 1989-1992, Tennessee Public Defenders Conference. Tennessee Capital Case Resource Center.
Executive Committee, 1993-1995. Qualified under Supreme Court Rule 13 to serve as lead counsel in death penalty litigation.
Member: Maury, Pulaski-Giles County (President, 1985-1991).
Tennessee (Member, Section on: Criminal Justice. Company-chair, Legislative Committee, 1991-1993. Executive Committee, 1991-1993) and Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association.
Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President, 1993-1994.
Company-chair, Legislative Committee, 1990-1992. Board Member, 1990-1994).
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Tennessee Academy of Certified Trial Attorneys (Board Member, 1995.
Founding Member, 1995).
(Certified as a Criminal Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy) (Certified Criminal Trial Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization).
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American
Awards
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Recipient: Robert West. Ritchie Award, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1992 and 1993. Qualified under Supreme Court Rule 13 to serve as Lead Counsel in Death Penalty Litigation. Professor in Business Law, Martin College, Pulaski, Tennessee, Participant-time, 1985-1987.tempSpacePublic Defender, Twenty-Second Judicial District, Tennessee, 1987-1992.Recipient: Robert West. Ritchie Award, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1992 and 1993. Qualified under Supreme Court Rule 13 to serve as Lead Counsel in Death Penalty Litigation. Professor in Business Law, Martin College, Pulaski, Tennessee, Participant-time, 1985-1987.tempSpacePublic Defender, Twenty-Second Judicial District, Tennessee, 1987-1992.