Education

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

About

Suzanne S. Cook was elected as Circuit Court Judge for the First Judicial District, Part II in August 2022.

Prior to that, she practiced law for twenty-seven years with Hunter, Smith, and Davis, LLP during which she tried numerous jury trials in state and federal courts in Tennessee and Virginia.

She practiced at every level in Tennessee state court (juvenile, general sessions, circuit, chancery, and appellate), as well as appearing before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, with her practice covering a wide variety of civil matters.

She served as a Special Master, Arbitrator, Mediator, Trustee and Guardian Ad Litem, held officer positions in local and federal bar associations, served on the Tennessee Supreme Court Advisory Commission on the Rules of Practice and Procedure, and earned an AV Preeminent rating by Martindale Hubble for legal ability and ethical standards.

Judge Cook has served on many civic boards in her community, including coaching Mock Trial for several different schools.  She loves teaching Trial Practice to the next generation of trial lawyers, and her motto is: “If anyone in the courtroom knows more about the case than you, then you are not prepared.”