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Chancellor, Davidson County Chancery Court, Part III (Tenn.)

Chancellor I'Ashea L. Myles

Bench Watch Brief · Profile in brief

I'Ashea L. Myles is a Davidson County, Tenn., chancellor. Elected in 2022, she ordered the state on Oct. 7, 2026, to preserve all evidence from Christa Pike's failed execution. A former litigator who represented clients in construction, business and real estate matters, she also ruled in 2024 to keep the Covenant School shooter's writings private, a ruling the Court of Appeals largely reversed in 2026.

Highlights and issues

  1. Notable ruling

    Orders the state to preserve evidence from Christa Pike's failed execution

  2. Reversed on appeal

    Court of Appeals largely reverses her 2024 ruling keeping the Covenant School shooter's writings private

Cases we follow in this courtroom

  • Video · WBIR Channel 10
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    Pike v. Tennessee

    U.S. Supreme Court · No. 26-5696

    Christa Gail Pike, sentenced to death in Tennessee for a 1995 murder, survived an attempted lethal injection on Sept. 30, 2026, hours after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a stay over three justices' dissent. She is back in prison, and in an Oct. 30 statement she said she has been in pain since that night. The governor ordered an outside review; no new execution date has been set.

    Updated November 14, 2026 · 4 min read

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