NASHVILLE (AP) - Gov. Bill Haslam has appointed Judge Roger Page to the Court of Criminal Appeals, Western Section.

Since 1998, Page has been a circuit court judge for Division III of the 26th Judicial District, serving Chester, Henderson and Madison counties.

The 56-year-old was an assistant attorney general for Tennessee from 1991-1998, when he was elected as the 26th Judicial District circuit court judge.

He replaces the late Judge J.C. McLin.