Denise Barnett

Denise Barnett

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Nonpartisan

United States Bankruptcy Court Western District of Tennessee

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2035

Years in position

3

Predecessor

David S. Kennedy

Elections and appointments

Appointed

2021

Education

Bachelor's

City University of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 1990

Law

William Mitchell College of Law, 1995

Denise Barnett is a judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court Western District of Tennessee. She assumed office on November 8, 2021. Her current term ends on November 8, 2035.

Education

Barnett obtained a B.S. in legal studies from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York in September 1990. SHe earned a J.D. from William Mithcell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, in June 1995. During law school, she was a staff member and editor of the William Mithcell Law Review.

Career

• 2002-2021: Trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Trustee Program
• 1997-2002: Attorney in private practice
• 1995-1997: Law clerk to Judge George Proctor, United States bankruptcy court, Middle District of Florida

Associations

• State Bar of Florida
• State Bar of Minnesota
• Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association

See also

• United States bankruptcy court, Western District of Tennessee
• United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
• United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit

External links

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• United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
• United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit

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Tennessee courts

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Federal courts:

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Tennessee, Middle District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Tennessee, Middle District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee

State courts:

Tennessee Supreme Court • Tennessee Court of Appeals • Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals • Tennessee Circuit Court • Tennessee Chancery Courts • Tennessee Criminal Court • Tennessee Probate Court • Tennessee General Sessions Court • Tennessee Juvenile Court • Tennessee Municipal Court

State resources:

Courts in Tennessee • Tennessee judicial elections • Judicial selection in Tennessee