A native of Davidson County, Judge Barbara Haynes is a graduate of Isaac Litton High School and took her B.S. Degree from the University of Tennessee in 1959. She earned her J.D. from the Nashville School of Law in 1976.
Judge Haynes has been a Legal Assistant on a Congressional Staff and a partner in the law firm of Haynes and Haynes. Elected Judge of Division I of the General Sessions Court in 1982, Judge Haynes has served in Third Circuit Court since 1990. From 1986 to 1994 Judge Haynes was Chair of the Tennessee Sentencing Commission.
Judge Haynes is an active member of many business, civic and professional organizations. She is married to Senator Joe M. Haynes and they have three children and seven grandchildren.
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