Chester C. Chattin (November 2, 1907 – July 29, 1979) was a justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1965 to 1974. Born in Winchester, Tennessee, Chattin received a

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from the University of the South in 1929, and an LL.B. from

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in 1930."Ex-Justice Chattin Services Today", ''The Tennessean'' (July 31, 1979), p. 5. He commenced the practice of law in Winchester that year, and served as an assistant district attorney for the General Eighteenth Judicial Circuit in 1935, 1937, and from 1939 to 1947. From 1940 to 1944, he represented Franklin County, Tennessee, in the

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. He then served for a time as district attorney for the General Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. On February 19, 1962, Governor

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appointed Chattin to the Tennessee Court of Appeals."Chattin Named to High Court", ''The Tennessean'' (December 29, 1964), p. 1. On December 28, 1964, Governor

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appointed to a seat on the Supreme Court of Tennessee vacated by the retirement of Justice Sam L. Felts. Chattin took office on January 1, 1965. Chattin was elected to a full term on the court in 1966. He remained on the court until his retirement in 1974, when several other justices also retired and the court was substantially replaced.Kenneth Jost, "Court Seated, Says Improved System a Goal", ''The Tennessean'' (September 3, 1974), p. 1, 5. Chattin died at Franklin County Hospital following a

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, at the age of 71.

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