Holly M. Kirby

Holly M. Kirby (born July 9, 1957) is an American lawyer who has served as the chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court since 2023. She was appointed to the Supreme Court by Governor Bill Haslam in 2013. She served as a judge of the Tennessee Court of Appeals from 1995 to 2013. Education Kirby graduated from Columbia Central High School in Columbia, Tennessee. She attended Memphis State University, where she received a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering in 1979. She received a Juris Doctor from the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in 1982. Career