William C. Koch Jr. (born September 12, 1947) is a former justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Prior to his appointment to the court in 2007, he served 23 years on the

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. He retired from the court on July 15, 2014, and accepted the position of dean at Nashville School of Law.

Career

Koch studied at

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in Connecticut. He obtained his

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and his

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from the

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. He was appointed to the Tennessee Supreme Court in 2007. He teaches at the Nashville School of Law.

Awards

*Tennessee Appellate Judge of the Year (2002) *500 Leading Judges in America (2006)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Koch, William C. Jr. 1947 births Justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court Living people Deans of law schools in the United States