Judge Suzanne M. Lockert-Mash: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

23rd Judicial District Circuit Court of Tennessee, Department - Division III

Biography

The Hon. Suzanne M. Lockert-Mash is a judge for the 23rd Judicial District Circuit Court of Tennessee. She was elected to the bench on August 7, 2014.


The 23rd Judicial District encompasses Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, and Stewart Counties. Over the course of her judicial career, Lockert-Mash has presided over the 23rd Judicial District Drug Court.


Prior to her election, Lockert-Mash was an assistant district attorney for the 23rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office, a position to which she was named in 1990. Before that, she spent time as an attorney in private practice, handling family law and criminal defense matters alongside her father.


Lockert-Mash earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She subsequently worked as a child abuse investigator and a state probation officer before completing a J.D. at Nashville School of Law.


Born and raised in the 23rd Judicial District, Lockert-Mash graduated from Cheatham County High School. She and her husband, Kenneth, reside in Dover, Tennessee, where the couple attends Dover Church of Christ.