Judge Corletra Mance serves as the Third Circuit Court Judge for the 20th Judicial District of Tennessee (Davidson County), presiding over domestic relations cases with a commitment to patience, equity, and modern family dynamics.
Born in Memphis and raised in Chattanooga, Judge Mance was inspired at an early age to pursue a legal career focused on justice and community impact. The daughter of parents who grew up in agricultural work in the rural South, she learned early on the principles of perseverance and dedication.
Judge Mance attended the Baylor School in Chattanooga, where she was a student-athlete, before earning a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Rhodes College in 2005. She went on to receive a merit scholarship to the University of Tennessee College of Law, earning her Juris Doctor in 2008.
After relocating to Nashville in 2008, Judge Mance began her public service career with the State of Tennessee in the TennCare division. She later spent over a decade in private practice as a general practitioner, building extensive courtroom experience across family law, criminal defense, probate, immigration, and personal injury.
Deeply invested in the Middle Tennessee community, Judge Mance is an active member of the Nashville Bar Association, the Lawyers’ Association for Women (L.A.W.), the Napier-Looby Bar Association, and CABLE Nashville. She serves on the Board of Directors for the L.A.S. Therapy Network and Laughter Is The Best Medicine, and mentors youth through the Fly Girl Institute.