Sheriff
Daron Hall
 Daron
Hall was sworn-in as the 61st sheriff of Davidson County
September 2002 – becoming the youngest sheriff since the formation of
Metropolitan Government in 1963. Four years later, he became the first
sheriff since that time to run unopposed.
During his 20-year criminal justice career, Hall has served
Davidson County under three sheriffs and his community involvement resume
includes:
Board Member: Vanderbilt Children’s
Hospital; Senior Citizens, Inc.; Boy Scouts Council of Middle Tennessee; the
Rochelle Center; and the Alcohol & Drug Council of Middle Tennessee, Inc.
Professional Designations: American
Correctional Association, Vice President; National Sheriffs’ Association,
Board of Directors; Tennessee Corrections Institute, Board of Control member
selected by Governor Phil Bredesen.
Awards and Recognitions:
- National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) Ambassador of Hope Award, 2005, recognizing
outstanding service to the mentally ill in criminal justice.
- Women’s Political Caucus “Good Guy” Award, 2004,
recognizing men who promote the cause and advancement of women.
- Dismas, Inc. Jack Hickey Award, 2006, recognizing a
lifetime commitment to justice and reconciliation.
- Business Tennessee Magazine,
named Top 40 Under 40.
- The Tennessean, named
Top 40 Under 40.
- Leadership Nashville, Class of
2004.
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Sheriff Daron Hall Being Sworn In
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Chief Deputy John L. Ford, III
In 1975, Chief Deputy
John Ford began his career with the United States Marine Corps. Later
that same year, he attended corrections school in Ft. McClellan,
Alabama, and was soon assigned to the U.S. Naval Brig in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, as a corrections specialist.
Throughout the years, Chief Deputy Ford's correctional
assignments took him to eight different states and Japan. Those
assignments included correctional officer, prisoner services officer,
officer in charge of the Marine Corp Correctional Custody Unit, programs
officer, and brig officer (warden). In June 1993, he began a dual role
when he assumed command of the Marine Detachment at Lackland Air Force
Base, while also serving as director of the Naval Corrections Academy in
San Antonio, Texas. After 22 years in military service, Ford retired as
a chief warrant officer 3.
Soon after his retirement in 1997, Chief Deputy Ford
moved to Nashville and joined the Davidson County Sheriff's Office as
assistant administrator of the Criminal Justice Center. On September 3,
2002, he assumed the role of Chief Deputy, and oversees the day-to-day
operations of six correctional facilities, which house more than 3,600
inmates and several other divisions in support of the jail facilities.
Chief Deputy Ford has a masters in business
administration from Florida’s Saint Leo University, a bachelor's degree
from Missouri's Park University and is a member of the American
Correctional Association, American Jail Association, National Sheriff's
Association, and the North American Association of Wardens and
Superintendents. An ACA accreditation auditor since 1997, Ford's
professional designations include ACA's Certified Correctional
Executive, AJA's Certified Jail Manager and is a graduate of the
National Institute of Corrections Executive Excellence Program.
He and his wife, Sandy, have three children and one
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