After being unanimously reappointed last month, Stan Reynolds was sworn into a new two-year term as judge of the City of Dickson’s Municipal Court.
City Attorney Jerry Smith administered the oath of office to Judge Reynolds at the Nov. 3, 2025, Dickson City Council meeting.
“Glad to have you back, Judge. Thank you for your service,” Mayor Don L. Weiss Jr. said following the oath ceremony.
“I appreciate the opportunity to serve again,” Judge Reynolds said. “Thank you, council and the Mayor.”
A Dickson County native, Judge Reynolds has served in the position since 2017 when the court was reorganized as a Municipal Court.
Judge Reynolds received his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Austin Peay State University and his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Nashville School of Law in 1978. He began his career as an associate with the law firm of Smith, Davies, Smith and Cantrell in Nashville, where he practiced in state and federal courts.
In 1980 he began practicing general law in Dickson and was a founding partner of what is now Reynolds, Potter, Ragan & Vandivort PLC, a full-service general law firm with nine attorneys specializing in various legal services. The firm serves as legal counsel for Dickson County and the towns of Burns, White Bluff, Charlotte and Vanleer.
In 2022, Judge Reynolds received the Tennessee Certificate of Judicial Development from the National Judicial College at the University of Nevada.
He is a past president of the Dickson Rotary Club, the Tennessee Municipal Attorneys Association and Dickson County Bar Association and past chairman of the Board of Directors for Developmental Services of Dickson County.
Judge Reynolds and his wife, Linda, a Dickson school teacher for more than 30 years, have two grown children and four grandchildren. Daughter Amber Potter is Secondary Literacy Coordinator for the Dickson County School System and son Alex is a CPA.
Judge Reynolds is a veteran of the U.S. Navy and holds a Coast Guard Captain’s license. His father was a World War II veteran, his grandfather a World War I veteran, his great-grandfather a Civil War veteran and his great-great-grandfather a Revolutionary War veteran. His family has been in Dickson County for more than 200 years.
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