The Hon. William T. Ailor is a judge for the 6th Judicial District Circuit Court of Tennessee in Knox County. He was elected to the bench in 2014.
Prior to his election, Ailor worked in private practice since 1989. During that same time, he served as an administrative law judge (1990 to 2007) and mediator (1994 to 2007) for the Tennessee Department of Education.
Ailor received a bachelor’s degree in political science and religious studies (1980) and a master’s degree (1982) from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He then completed a J.D. at the Nashville School of Law in 1989.
Ailor served as a board member of the UT Knoxville Alumni Board and the Holston Methodist Federal Credit Union.