Timothy L. Easter
Timothy L. Easter is a Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, serving since 2014. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Tenure
- Since 2014 · 12 yrs
Judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee | – | – |
Education
Judicial Record
In our data, Easter authored 619 published opinions for the court (2014–2026), plus 1 concurrence. Most cited: State v. Bonds (60 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge. 1 of these was attributed to Easter by a unique court-, date-, and surname-match against our roster (marked ), because CourtListener recorded no author for them. Each links to the official text to verify. How we match.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | State v. Bonds† | 502 S.W.3d 118 | 60 |
| 2017 | Gabriel C. Torres v. State of Tennessee | 543 S.W.3d 141 | 5 |
| 2016 | State of Tennessee v. Anthony R. Smith, Jr. | 495 S.W.3d 271 | 3 |
| 2018 | State of Tennessee v. John Matthew Cabe | 579 S.W.3d 343 | 1 |
| 2026 | Hamid Houbbadi v. State of Tennessee | – | 0 |
| 2026 | State of Tennessee Roderick Darnell Stafford | – | 0 |
| 2026 | State of Tennessee v. Anthony Cooke | – | 0 |
| 2026 | State of Tennessee v. Michael Anthony Huerta | – | 0 |
| 2026 | State of Tennessee v. Elliot Arnaz Price | – | 0 |
| 2026 | Martin B. Montemayor v. State of Tennessee | – | 0 |
| 2026 | State of Tennessee v. Bradley J. Cooper | – | 0 |
| 2026 | State of Tennessee v. Wesley Allen Lacey | – | 0 |
| 2026 | State of Tennessee v. Joshua F. Linebarger | – | 0 |
| 2026 | State of Tennessee v. Jayshawn Edward Williams | – | 0 |
| 2026 | State of Tennessee v. Shamone Davis | – | 0 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 620 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- How do judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee reach the bench?
- The court's current selection method is gubernatorial appointment.
- Which court is Timothy L. Easter on?
- Timothy L. Easter is a Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- CourtListener / Free Law Project
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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12 years on the Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee. Data as of 2026-03-31. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).