Hon. Michael S. Pemberton

Michael Pemberton is a judge of the Ninth Circuit Court in Tennessee, having been elected on August 7, 2014 and serving since September 1, 2014. Prior to his judicial appointment, he practiced privately as an attorney for 24 years and served as an assistant district attorney general in the Ninth Judicial District from 1984 to 1990. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Tennessee Tech University and a Juris Doctor from Mercer University School of Law. Pemberton’s career is marked by his election victory in 2014, where he secured 50.6% of the vote against Tom McFarland, and his long-standing service in the Tennessee judiciary.