Justice Jeff Bivins took office as a member of the Tennessee Supreme Court on July 16, 2014. He was appointed to this position by Governor Bill Haslam. He was elected to the remainder of the full term in August 2016. He was reelected in August 2022 to another eight-year term. Effective September 1, 2016, his colleagues elected him to the position of Chief Justice, a position he served in until September 2021.
He was re-elected Chief Justice in September of 2025 and currently serves in that role. Prior to his appointment to the Tennessee Supreme Court, Justice Bivins was a judge on the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals from August 2011 until July 2014.
Previously, Justice Bivins also served as a Circuit Court Judge for the 21st Judicial District of Tennessee. He is a 1986 graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Law. He received a B.A. Degree, magna cum laude, in 1982 from East Tennessee State University, with a major in political science and a minor in criminal justice. Justice Bivins is a past President of the Tennessee Judicial Conference.