Circuit Court

JUDGE MICHAEL E. SPITZER

Judge Michael E. Spitzer, the presiding Circuit Court judge for Perry, Lewis, Hickman, and Williamson Counties in the 32nd Judicial District, was appointed in 2018, by Gov. Haslam after a new trial court judgeship was established by the Tennessee General Assembly earlier in the year.  After the elections of August 2022, Perry County is now in the newly created 32nd Judicial District, which includes Perry, Lewis and Hickman Counties.  

CIRCUIT COURT
Circuit Courts are courts of general jurisdiction in Tennessee. Circuit court judges hear civil and criminal cases and appeals of decisions from Juvenile and General Sessions Courts. The jurisdiction of circuit courts often overlaps that of the chancery courts. Criminal cases are tried in circuit court.  There is no separate criminal court established by the General Assembly for Perry County.