Education

B.S., University of Tennessee
J.D., University of Tennessee

About

Kyle Hixson serves as the Criminal Court Judge, Division II, for Knox County. A native of Crossville, Tennessee, Judge Hixson worked at all levels of state prosecution prior to taking the bench.

Upon graduating from the College of Law, he worked as an Assistant District Attorney General in the Knox County office.  He then spent two years as an Assistant Attorney General with the Office of the Attorney General and Reporter in Nashville.

Judge Hixson returned to Knoxville to serve as Deputy District Attorney General prior to his appointment and election as Criminal Court Judge. He is experienced in trying complex cases to juries and has also practiced at the appellate level, including before the Tennessee Supreme Court and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.