Paul G. Summers (born March 28, 1950) served as

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of the state of

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, from 1999 through September 2006. He previously served as a Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals (1990–1999) and as a

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. Summers declined to seek re-appointment when his term ended in 2006, and in October 2006 he joined the Nashville law firm Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP.Summers joining Waller Lansden
, NashvillePost.com. He had a long and distinguished career in the military, and was awarded the

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and a Meritorious Service Medal with

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Education

* J.D.,

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, 1972 *Bachelor's degree,

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, 1968

Personal

Summers has one son, Paul I. Summers.

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Tennessee "blue book"
1950 births Living people Tennessee attorneys general Tennessee lawyers United States Army officers Mississippi State University alumni University of Tennessee College of Law alumni Recipients of the Legion of Merit {{US-law-bio-stub