Tyler Templeton

Current office and 2026 campaign

Tyler Templeton is a licensed attorney in Tennessee and serves as a mediator for the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts ¹. He practices law at The Templeton Law Firm in Gallatin, Tennessee, where he specializes in family law, criminal defense, and personal injury cases ³⁵. Templeton was admitted to the Tennessee bar in 2017 after graduating from the Nashville School of Law in 2016 ³. He has been recognized as a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers for the years 2023 through 2025 ³.

Templeton is running for judge in the 2026 election. His campaign website, templetonforjudge.com, outlines his platform and background ². He states that a severe ATV accident in June 2018, which required five weeks of hospitalization and multiple surgeries, influenced his professional mission to assist individuals affected by addiction ². Templeton has extensive experience with the juvenile court system and, along with his husband, serves as a foster parent to a teenager-in-need he previously represented ⁶.

Background and education

Tyler Templeton is an attorney and mediator based in Gallatin, Tennessee ¹. He graduated from the Nashville School of Law in 2016 and was licensed to practice law in Tennessee in 2017 ³. He practices family law, criminal defense, and personal injury at The Templeton Law Firm, which he operates with his husband, Cynthia Templeton ⁴⁵.

Templeton has extensive experience working within the juvenile court system, a background that led him and his husband to become foster parents to a teenager-in-need whom Tyler had represented in court ⁶. In June 2018, he was hospitalized for five weeks following an ATV accident that resulted in facial damage and numerous surgeries; this event influenced his mission to assist individuals affected by the drug epidemic through recovery programs ².

Career

Tyler Templeton graduated from the Nashville School of Law in 2016 and became licensed to practice law in Tennessee in 2017 ³. He is an attorney at The Templeton Law Firm, a family-owned practice located in Gallatin, Tennessee, which he operates alongside his husband, Cynthia Templeton ⁴⁵. The firm provides legal services in family law, criminal defense, personal injury, and social security disability claims ³⁵.

Templeton has extensive experience working within the juvenile court system, a background that led him and his husband to become foster parents to a teenager-in-need he represented ⁶. He also serves as a mediator for domestic violence cases in Gallatin County ¹. In June 2018, Templeton was hospitalized for five weeks following an ATV accident that required numerous surgeries and resulted in facial damage; this experience influenced his mission to assist individuals affected by addiction issues ².

Templeton has been selected as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers from 2023 through 2025 ³.

Business interests and wealth source

Tyler Templeton is an attorney who practices family law, criminal defense, and personal injury ³. He is licensed to practice law in Tennessee since 2017 after graduating from Nashville School of Law in 2016 ³. Templeton operates The Templeton Law Firm in Gallatin, Tennessee, alongside his husband, Cynthia Templeton ⁴. The firm describes itself as a family business that assists clients across the state ⁴.

Templeton’s legal practice includes representing clients in Social Security disability and income cases on a contingency basis, where fees are contingent upon recovery ⁴. He also maintains an extensive background working within the juvenile court system ⁶. This experience influenced his personal life, leading him and his husband to become foster parents to a teenager-in-need whom Templeton had represented in court ⁶.

Templeton is listed as a mediator with the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts, specializing in domestic violence cases ¹. He has been selected as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers for the years 2023 through 2025 ³. In June 2018, Templeton was hospitalized for five weeks following an ATV accident that resulted in facial damage and numerous surgeries ². He states that this event shifted his professional focus toward assisting individuals affected by the drug epidemic ².

Family

Tyler Templeton practices law alongside his husband, Cynthia Templeton, as part of The Templeton Law Firm in Gallatin, Tennessee ⁴. The couple describes their practice as a family firm dedicated to assisting clients during difficult times ⁴.

Templeton and his husband became foster parents to a teenager-in-need after Templeton represented the youth in the juvenile court system ⁶. They provided stability and care to help the young man complete his education and transition into adulthood ⁶.

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