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Judge Mark J. Fishburn Criminal Court, Division VI Twentieth Judicial District I. Education • J.D. degree – Nashville School of Law (1979) • B.S. degree – University of Tennessee (1972) II. Experience • Criminal Court Judge (Sept. 2003- present) • Presiding Judge of State Trial Courts (Sept. 2007 – Oct. 2010) • General Sessions Judge (Sept. 1998 – Sept. 2003) • Presiding Judge of General Sessions Courts (Sept. 1999 – Aug. 2000) • Founder and Presiding Judge of Davidson County Mental Health Court (July 2000 – Sept. 2003) • Private Practice 1980-1998 – Primary emphasis was criminal law, personal injury and workers compensation • Instructor of Trial & Appellate Advocacy – Nashville School of Law – January 2014 – present • Instructor – Southeast Paralegal Institute (2000-2002) III. Awards and Civic Activities • Lifetime Achievement Award – Nashville Prevention Partnership (2014) • NAMI Tennessee “Professional Award” for the Mental Health Court program (2003) • Middle Tennessee Mental Health Association “Outstanding Mental Health Professional Award” (2003) • NAMI-Nashville Ambassador of Hope Award as “Outstanding Advocate in Criminal Justice” (2001) • Nashville Bar Association “Assistance of Counsel” Award (1994) • Spearheaded Establishment of NBA “Dial-A-Lawyer” Public Service Program • Past or Present Member of Middle Tennessee Mental Health Association (Board of Directors), Rochelle Center (Board of Directors), Community Service and Criminal Justice Committees of NBA, and Criminal Pattern Instructions & Education Committees of TJC • Presiding Judge of Mock Trials at Harvard, Vanderbilt, Nashville School of Law and High School Competitions • The Inns of Court AD HOC Committee on Indigent Representation IV. Professional Memberships • Tennessee Judicial Conference • Tennessee Bar Association • Nashville Bar Association • Fellow of the Nashville Bar Foundation