Welcome to Robertson County Chancery Court, 19th Judicial District Robertson County Chancery Court

Our Office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m.to 4:30 p.m., excluding all state and federal holidays.

Chancery Court was established under Article VI, Section 8 of the Tennessee Constitution and is governed by Tennessee Code Annotated §16-11-101, et seq.  Chancery Court shall have "all the powers, privileges, and jurisdiction properly and rightfully incident to a court of equity." The Chancery Court has original jurisdiction over certain matters, as assigned to it by the legislature, some of them exclusively, others concurrently with the Circuit Court. The types of cases handled by the Chancery Court include: Divorce, Adoption, Paternity, Legitimation, Surrender, Child Support, Conservatorships, Guardianships, Probate, Real Estate Matters, Partition Suit, Name Change, Contract/Debt, Specific Performance, Trusts, Contempt, Minor Settlements, and Foreign Judgements, and Delinquent Tax Records.

The Clerk and Master serves as the clerk for Chancery Court and his/her duties fall under Title 18 of the Tennessee Code Annotated. Some of the clerk's duties include attending each court session with all the papers for the cases on the docket; administer oaths to parties and witnesses who testify; keeping minutes of the court in a well-bound book or in an electronic format so long as certain rules relating to the safekeeping of the records are followed; maintain the rule docket and an execution docket in which all court judgments or decrees are entered in order of rendition and all receipts and disbursements in a case are entered; maintain indexes for all books and dockets that are kept by the office; and investing funds pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated 18-5-105.

The Clerk and Master must reside in the county where the court is held and maintain an office in the county seat.

Clerk and Master

Jon T. Graves

Jon graduated from the Nashville School of Law in 2015 and was admitted to the Tennessee Bar in the fall of 2016. After passing the Bar, Jon worked for the law firm of Batson Nolan PLC in Springfield, Tennessee where he practiced in the area of title, real estate, landlord/tenant, contracts, secured transactions, banking, probate, criminal and civil litigation. In the winter of 2021, Jon joined the Office of the District Attorney General for the 19th Judicial District where he served as the DUI special grant prosecutor for Montgomery County, Tennessee. Jon has been the Clerk and Master for Robertson County, Tennessee since December of 2022. He lives in Springfield, Tennessee with his wife, Grace and two children, Sawyer and Florrie Jane.

Jon graduated from the Nashville School of Law in 2015 and was admitted to the Tennessee Bar in the fall of 2016. After passing the Bar, Jon worked for the law firm of Batson Nolan PLC in Springfield, Tennessee where he practiced in the area of title, real estate, landlord/tenant, contracts, secured transactions, banking, probate, criminal and civil litigation. In the winter of 2021, Jon joined the Office of the District Attorney General for the 19th Judicial District where he served as the DUI special grant prosecutor for Montgomery County, Tennessee. Jon has been the Clerk and Master for Robertson County, Tennessee since December of 2022. He lives in Springfield, Tennessee with his wife, Grace and two children, Sawyer and Florrie Jane.

Presiding

Chancellor Ben Dean

Chancery Court, Part I

Ben graduated from the University of Memphis School of Law in 2005. He was admitted to the Tennessee Bar in the fall of 2005 and practiced with the Batson Nolan firm in Clarksville and Springfield as an associate attorney in the firm’s litigation section until 2011.  From 2011 until the 2022 election cycle, Ben operated the Dean Law Firm in Springfield TN, serving primarily Robertson County, and also practiced regularly in Davidson, Sumner, Cheatham, and Montgomery Counties.    Prior to being elected Chancellor of the 19th Judicial District, Ben maintained a general practice of law in the areas of probate, family law, criminal law, social security disability and civil litigation (focusing primarily on plaintiff’s personal injury and federal civil rights cases.) In his 18 years practicing law, Ben has been in the Tennessee State Trial Courts in over 20 different counties.  He is admitted to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee and had an active federal practice prior to his election as Chancellor of the 19th Judicial District.  Ben lives in Springfield with his wife, Diana, who works as a manager for GE Healthcare in the field of Nuclear Medicine Technology (Radiology).

Ben graduated from the University of Memphis School of Law in 2005. He was admitted to the Tennessee Bar in the fall of 2005 and practiced with the Batson Nolan firm in Clarksville and Springfield as an associate attorney in the firm’s litigation section until 2011.  From 2011 until the 2022 election cycle, Ben operated the Dean Law Firm in Springfield TN, serving primarily Robertson County, and also practiced regularly in Davidson, Sumner, Cheatham, and Montgomery Counties.    Prior to being elected Chancellor of the 19th Judicial District, Ben maintained a general practice of law in the areas of probate, family law, criminal law, social security disability and civil litigation (focusing primarily on plaintiff’s personal injury and federal civil rights cases.) In his 18 years practicing law, Ben has been in the Tennessee State Trial Courts in over 20 different counties.  He is admitted to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee and had an active federal practice prior to his election as Chancellor of the 19th Judicial District.  Ben lives in Springfield with his wife, Diana, who works as a manager for GE Healthcare in the field of Nuclear Medicine Technology (Radiology).

presiding

Chancellor Kimberly S. Lund

Chancery Court, Part II

Kimberly graduated from Michigan State University College of Law in 2003.  She was admitted to practice law in Tennessee in the Fall of 2003 and in Kentucky in the Spring of 2004.  Kimberly began her career in private practice at the Kennedy Law Firm, before moving on to Assistant General Counsel for the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services.  From there, she transitioned to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation as a field agent for both Robertson and Montgomery County, Tennessee.  Kimberly then moved to the Office of the District Attorney General for the 19th Judicial District where she spent the next 18 years focusing on violent crime and crimes against children.  Kimberly lives in Robertson County, Tennessee with her family.

Kimberly graduated from Michigan State University College of Law in 2003.  She was admitted to practice law in Tennessee in the Fall of 2003 and in Kentucky in the Spring of 2004.  Kimberly began her career in private practice at the Kennedy Law Firm, before moving on to Assistant General Counsel for the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services.  From there, she transitioned to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation as a field agent for both Robertson and Montgomery County, Tennessee.  Kimberly then moved to the Office of the District Attorney General for the 19th Judicial District where she spent the next 18 years focusing on violent crime and crimes against children.  Kimberly lives in Robertson County, Tennessee with her family.