Judge Zachary R. Walden presides over Criminal Court & Recovery Court for Tennessee’s Eighth Judicial District. Elected in 2022, Judge Walden is the youngest trial court judge in the country. He serves on the Tennessee Supreme Court’s Technology Oversight Committee. Judge Walden also serves as the Knoxville Barristers Past President and as East Tennessee Governor for the TBA YLD. He previously chaired the State High School Mock Trial Competition. Prior to taking the bench, he was a criminal defense attorney at Eldridge & Blakney. Judge Walden has won the TBA YLD Public Service Award, YLD President’s Award, & Barristers President’s Award. Judge Walden is a graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law & East Tennessee State University.
Zachary Walden
Eighth Judicial District of Tennessee, Criminal Court, Jacksboro, TN
