Knoxville, Tenn. – The Committee to Re-Elect Daryl Fansler, Chancellor, Part II officially announced today the endorsement of 26 past Presidents of the Knoxville Bar Association.
“The lives of so many Knox County citizens depend upon the experience of its judiciary – from family law to business disputes- these issues are as varied as they are complex,” stated the letter. “They must be met by someone who has the experience, intellectual ability, honesty, professional fortitude and common sense to bring about fair resolutions. That person is Daryl R. Fansler and we ask you to support him in our legal system, again.”
Signees of the letter include Bruce A. Anderson, Heidi A. Barcus, Bernard E. Bernstein, Robert R. Campbell, J. William Coley, J. Steven Collins, Sam C. Doak, Jack B. Draper, Ruth T. Ellis, E. Bruce Foster, Jr., Thomas M. Hale, John K. Harber, James Michael Haynes, Jr., Richard L. Hollow, Reggie E. Keaton, Michael J. King, Dennis R. McClane, M. Denise Moretz, Thomas R. Ramsey III, Thomas S. Scott, Jr., Sarah Y. Sheppeard, Dwight E. Tarwater, William D. Vines III, Howard H. Vogel, Edward G. White II, Annette E. Winston. The text of the letter is attached
Chancellor Fansler begin practicing law at Bond, Carpenter, & O’Connor before co-founding what is now Stokes, Williams, Sharp and Davies in 1989. He was elected as Knox County Chancellor, Part II, Sixth Judicial District, State of Tennessee in 1998, and subsequently re-elected in 2006.
He is a member of the Tennessee Judicial Conference where he has served one term as secretary and several terms on the Executive Committee. He is the past President of the Tennessee Trial Judges Association, as well as a member of the American Bar Association, Judicial Division, and the National Conference of State Trial Courts, where he served as a delegate from 2008-2010.
Chancellor Fansler is married to his wife Phyllis, and a proud father and grandfather to three children and five grandchildren.
Chancellor Fansler’s website is located, here.
