Background
Barker was born on September 13, 1941 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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William Muecke Barker
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He graduated from the University of Chattanooga, now known as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, in 1964, with a degree in secondary education.
Career
In 1967, Barker earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law. After a brief enlistment with the United States Army Medical Corps, he entered private practice until 1983. That year Governor Lamar Alexander appointed him to the bench, and Barker eventually served on the Tennessee Supreme Court.
He was elected chief justice by his peers on October 4, 2005.
Chief Justice Barker, along with his fellow justices, was subject to a retention election in August 2006 under the provisions of the "Tennessee Plan" and was overwhelmingly reelected to an eight-year term. Chief Justice Barker retired in 2009 and was succeeded by Associate Justice Janice M. Holder.
He now serves as of counsel for the firm of Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel in his hometown of Chattanooga.
Membership
While a student at Chattanooga, he became a member of the Delta Theta Chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.
