Stephanie L. Slater is a three-time graduate of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, the undergraduate alma mater of Justice Sanford. At the University of Tennessee, Stephanie was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Tennessee Law Review. A former law clerk for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee – a judgeship once held by Justice Sanford – she has worked in the state and federal court systems in Tennessee since obtaining her J.D. in 1990.

U.S. SUPREME COURT HISTORY JOURNAL PUBLISHES ARTICLE BY TENNESSEE COURT OF APPEALS LAW CLERK

TennesseeCourt of Appeals Judge John McClarty’s law clerk Stephanie Slater has published an article about Justice Edward T. Sanford’s tenure on the Supreme Court of the United States.

Justice Sanford is the only known Knoxvillian and University of Tennessee graduate to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court.The article, which is a chapter excerpted from a book Slater is authoring, was published in the United States Supreme Court Historical Society’s Journal of Supreme Court History July issue.