Committees and Commissions:

• State of Tennessee Judicial Ethics Committee
• State of Tennessee Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission

Current Professional Affiliations:

• Tennessee Judicial Conference (Chair, ADR Committee)
• Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court (Program Chair)

Past Professional Affiliations:

• American Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Memphis Bar Association (President 1992), Young Lawyers of Memphis (President 1976), Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association, Atlanta Claims Association, National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
• International Association of Defense Counsel

Career Experience:

• Apperson, Crump, Duzane & Maxwell (Partner 1985-1997)
• Price, Vance & Criss; Russell & Warlick; Russell, Price, Weatherford, Warlick, Vance & Criss, P.C. (1978-1985)
• Stanton, Russell & Challen (Partner 1974-1978) Nelson, Norvell, Wilson, McRea, Ivy & Sevier (Associated 1971-1974) Burch, Porter & Johnson (Law Clerk, 1968-1970)
• General Sessions Court Clerk’s Office (Deputy Clerk, Summer 1968)
• Judge Russell is also a trained mediator and was affiliated with Resolute Systems, Inc. before appointment to the Bench.

Awards:

• Received Memphis Bar Association’s Charles A. Rond Outstanding Judge of the Year Award in 2000

Personal:

• Married - Linda Hatcher Russell
• Children - Mary Helen, Myles Edward and Maggie Abele
• Attends St. John’s Episcopal Church

Church Affiliation:

• St.John’s Episcopal Church
(Vestry member and Past Junior and Senior Warden)
• The Diocese of West Tennessee
  Vice-Chancellor
  Standing Committee on Constitution and Canons (Chair)
  Deputy to The General Convention of The Episcopal Church