[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 149 (Monday, August 23, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E917]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF HONORABLE TOM WRIGHT

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                         HON. DIANA HARSHBARGER

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, August 23, 2021

  Mrs. HARSHBARGER. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize the Honorable 
Tom Wright of Greeneville, Tennessee. Mr. Wright currently serves as 
Circuit Court Judge for the State of Tennessee's Third Judicial 
District. He was elected to the position in 2006 and reelected in 2014. 
Prior to his election as Circuit Judge, he served for eight years as 
the General Sessions and Juvenile Judge for Greene County, Tennessee, 
having been elected to that position in 1998. Judge Wright will be 
retiring September 1 to spend more time with his family, including two 
children, their spouses, and grandchildren at two separate Army bases, 
with the third grandchild coming soon.
  Tom graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law with 
high honors in 1983 and was selected for membership in the Order of the 
Coif. Following his graduation from law school, he worked briefly for 
Campus Crusade for Christ before accepting a position as a Judicial Law 
Clerk for United States District Judge Thomas G. Hull.
  Tom was in the private practice of law for several years following 
the judicial clerkship then accepted the position of Assistant Federal 
Community Defender for upper East Tennessee. He served as Federal 
Defender for six years before his election as Judge in 1998.
  Judge Wright has been active with the Greeneville High School 
football team as their chaplain, Young Life, and Fellowship of 
Christian Athletes. He says, ``I thank God for the opportunity to 
mentor, teach, and encourage these folks in their faith. Serving the 
State of Tennessee and the people of the Third Judicial District has 
been one of the greatest honors of my life. I am so incredibly grateful 
to God and the people of Greene, Hawkins, Hamblen, and Hancock counties 
for giving me the opportunity.''
  Madam Speaker, Judge Tom Wright has been an outstanding judge and 
valuable contributor to the Greeneville community. I proudly honor him.

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