The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is organized are: The establishment of the highest degree of cooperation among the law enforcement agencies in the State of Tennessee; the bringing into close association the Constables of the various counties of this state and the promotion of cooperation among them in the conduct of their offices; the promotion of a standardized method of application of the laws of the State of Tennessee, pertaining to the apprehension and conviction of persons violating the laws of Tennessee; the improvement and encouragement of greater efficiency in the administration of the office of Constable in Tennessee; the protection of the welfare and interest of the members of this association.
Fallen Officers
Name: Hiram Casey Ross
Rank: Constable
County: Carroll
End of Watch: November 15, 1890 Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: William Lee Mayo
Rank: Constable
County: Davidson
End of Watch: March 28, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: Edward Manlove
Rank: Constable
County: Davidson
End of Watch: December 15, 1894
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: Howard T. Bowen
Rank: Constable
County: Dickson
End of Watch: April 3, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicular Assault
Name: John C. Chambers
Rank: Constable
County: Fayette
End of Watch: August 31, 1924
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Name: William Daniel Holliday
Rank: Constable
County: Fayette
End of Watch: August 9, 1895
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: Thomas Jefferson York
Rank: Constable
County: Fentress
End of Watch: May 7, 1972
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: Pinkney Shay Knox
Rank: Constable
County: Gibson
End of Watch: December 18, 1915
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: Beauford Rader
Rank: Constable
County: Greene
End of Watch: September 24, 1972
Cause of Death: Vehicle Pursuit
Name: James Oscar Riddle
Rank: Constable
County: Hamilton
End of Watch: April 19, 1935
Cause of Death: Assault
Name: Alonzo "Lon" Rains
Rank: Constable
County: Hamilton
End of Watch: December 23, 1905
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: Eugene Lynch
Rank: Constable
County: Hamilton
End of Watch: March 7, 1895
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: Jack Fraley
Rank: Constable
County: Hardin
End of Watch: July 26, 1890
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: James Lee Thomas
Rank: Constable
County: Jefferson
End of Watch: April 11, 1946
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: W. D. Turner
Rank: Constable
County: Lauderdale
End of Watch: January 8, 1900
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: Marvin Durham
Rank: Deputy Constable
County: Lauderdale
End of Watch: January 8, 1900
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: Dan Smith
Rank: Constable
County: Lawrence
End of Watch: August 18, 1925
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: John Loyd Dalton
Rank: Constable
County: Madison
End of Watch: February 5, 1937
Cause of Death: Assault
Name: O. V. Brazier
Rank: Constable
County: Marion
End of Watch: September 4, 1976
Cause of Death: Vehicular Assault
Name: Andrew Winters
Rank: Constable
County: Marion
End of Watch: September 4, 1976
Cause of Death: Vehicular Assault
Name: Grady Dillehay
Rank: Constable
County: Maury
End of Watch: September 7, 1963
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: James Westly Gilmer
Rank: Constable
County: Maury
End of Watch: October 15, 1899
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: Calvin Cantrell
Rank: Constable
County: McMinn
End of Watch: September 27, 1935
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: Taylor L. Jenkins
Rank: Constable
County: Polk
End of Watch: February 4, 1912
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: Moore C. Wisdom
Rank: Constable
County: Purdy
End of Watch: August 30, 1834
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Name: James Allen Jett
Rank: Constable
County: Roane
End of Watch: February 8, 1924
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: John A. Hickman
Rank: Constable
County: Roane
End of Watch: April 17, 1897
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: John Scott Shelton
Rank: Constable
County: Robertson
End of Watch: October 23, 1936
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: Thaddeus Alonzo Norris
Rank: Constable
County: Rutherford
End of Watch: March 3, 1929
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: Abner Dement
Rank: Constable
County: Rutherford
End of Watch: September 7, 1878
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: Alvin Jeffers
Rank: Constable
County: Scott
End of Watch: February 11, 1962
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: Cecil Nunley
Rank: Constable
County: Sequatchie
End of Watch: January 2, 2021
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Name: J. H. Goad
Rank: Constable
County: Shelby
End of Watch: June 28, 1907
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: Bruce Barker
Rank: Constable
County: Sullivan
End of Watch: May 30, 1938
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: Clarence Wesley Reed
Rank: Constable
County: Williamson
End of Watch: January 28, 1944
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: Andrew Mattison Sullivan
Rank: Constable
County: Williamson
End of Watch: October 29, 1933
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: Samuel Claybrooks Locke
Rank: Constable
County: Williamson
End of Watch: March 7, 1925
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: Ben L. Northern
Rank: Constable
County: Wilson
End of Watch: September 4, 1932
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Name: Millard E. Brown
Rank: Deputy Constable
County: Wilson
End of Watch: September 4, 1932
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Constables are elected county officials. To become a Constable, you must qualify with your local election commission and obtain a petition that must be signed by constituents in your electoral district. Please contact your local election commission to find out when your local Constable elections will be held and how to begin the process.