Jonathan Skrmetti

Jonathan Thomas Skrmetti was born on January 4, 1977, and is a Republican attorney serving as Tennessee's 28th Attorney General and Reporter. He was appointed by the Tennessee Supreme Court on August 10, 2022, and sworn in on September 1, 2022, to serve an eight-year term. Tennessee is unique as the only state where the Supreme Court selects the Attorney General rather than through popular election.

Skrmetti is married with four children and resides in Franklin, Tennessee.

Education

Skrmetti received his education at three prestigious institutions:

• George Washington University
• Oxford University
• Harvard Law School

Political Experience

Skrmetti's career in public service includes:

Federal Level
- Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee , where he prosecuted federal crimes including human trafficking, official misconduct, and hate crimes
- Attorney at the Civil Rights Division at Main Justice

State Level
- Chief Deputy Attorney General under Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III , managing approximately 160 attorneys across 15 litigating divisions and serving as a negotiator in the $26 billion multistate opioid settlement
- Chief Counsel to Governor Bill Lee
- Attorney General and Reporter of Tennessee

Private Sector
- Partner at Butler Snow LLP in Memphis
- Adjunct professor of cyberlaw at the University of Memphis

Notable Achievements

As Attorney General, Skrmetti has focused on several key areas:

• Successfully defended Tennessee's ban on gender transition treatments for minors in the landmark case United States v. Skrmetti, now pending before the U.S. Supreme Court
• Challenged federal overreach, including eliminating the Biden administration's Title IX rule
• Protected Tennessee consumers through litigation against major corporations including BlackRock, Google, Purdue Pharma, Meta Platforms, and Roblox
• Won litigation against the NCAA on behalf of Tennessee student-athletes
• Led investigations and consumer protection actions against technology companies, particularly TikTok
• Established a strategic litigation unit within the Attorney General's Office focused on federal litigation, municipal disputes, and corporate accountability