BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2024)
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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
10 CADILLAC DRIVE, SUITE 220
BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE 37027
TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500
(800) 486-5714
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: WILLIAM RAY GLASGOW, #022804
CONTACT: STEVEN J. CHRISTOPHER
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
April 4, 2024
SHELBY COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On April 3, 2024, William Ray Glasgow, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a
Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Mr. Glasgow filed a lawsuit on behalf of a client against a sitting judge. The lawsuit was filed shortly
before a judicial election for the sitting judge's position, where Mr. Glasgow was also a candidate. The lawsuit
lacked any meritorious basis in fact or law and was filed solely to advance Mr. Glasgow's position in the
upcoming judicial election. The lawsuit contained a false or reckless statement that the sitting judge had
engaged in "constructive kidnapping" of a minor child with "willful and deliberate malice and intent" while
presiding over a dependent and neglect proceeding.
By these acts, Mr. Glasgow has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1. 1 (competence), 1.3
(diligence), 3.1 (meritorious claims), 4.4(a)(l) (respect for the rights of third persons), 8.2(a) (judicial and legal
officials), and 8.4(d) (conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice) and is hereby Publicly Censured for
these violations.
A Public Censure is a rebuke and warning to the attorney, but it does not affect the attorneyâs ability to
practice law.
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