Jonathan Skrmetti was sworn in as the Attorney General and Reporter for the state of Tennessee September 1, 2022. He was appointed by the Tennessee Supreme Court to serve an eight-year term.
Prior to his current role, General Skrmetti served as Chief Counsel to Governor Bill Lee. Previously, General Skrmetti served as Chief Deputy Attorney General to Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III.
Prior to his work on behalf of the State of Tennessee, General Skrmetti was a partner at Butler Snow LLP in Memphis. Before joining Butler Snow, he served as a federal prosecutor for almost a decade, first at the Civil Rights Division and then as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Memphis. In addition, General Skrmetti taught cyberlaw as an adjunct professor at the University of Memphis.
General Skrmetti earned honors degrees from George Washington University, the University of Oxford, and Harvard Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy. Following law school, Jonathan clerked for Judge Steven Colloton on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He resides in Franklin, Tennessee, with his wife and four children.
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Chattanooga Federalist Society Meeting feat. Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti
Chattanooga Lawyers Chapter
Liberty Tower, 3rd Floor Liberty Room605 Chestnut Street
Chattanooga, TN 37450
One Year Down: A Conversation with Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti
Vanderbilt Student Chapter
Vanderbilt Law School121 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37203
Opening Remarks
Inaugural Tennessee Chapters Conference
Omni Hotel250 Rep. John Lewis Way S
Nashville, TN 37203
A Conversation with Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti
Tennessee Student Chapter
The University of Tennessee College of Law1505 Cumberland Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37996
A Reception with Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti
Knoxville Lawyers Chapter
Chesapeake's West Knoxville9630 Parkside Drive
Knoxville, TN 37922
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