William Rogers Suspended

William K. Rogers, a Circuit Court judge for Tennessee's Second Judicial District in Sullivan County, was stopped by the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office on January 2, 2024, for erratic driving. He failed a field sobriety test and was arrested for driving under the influence, then pleaded guilty to first-offense DUI on January 5, 2024. The Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct subsequently issued a formal order suspending him from the bench for 30 days, split across two periods — March 13-31 and April 20-30, 2024 — during which he was barred from exercising any judicial power or authority. Rogers underwent a substance-abuse evaluation as part of the process; the board was notified in February 2024 that the evaluation found he did not require treatment.