MEET THE SHERIFF
 

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 and is currently running unopposed for a third term.

During his 20-year criminal justice career, Hall has served Davidson County under three sheriffs and is most well-known for establishing a local immigration program which allows sheriff’s deputies to enforce immigration laws on arrested individuals.  In the first three years, the 287 (g) program has identified over 7,000 illegal immigrants and the number of arrestees who are illegal has dropped 57 percent.  In 2008, he was elected to serve as president of the American Correctional Association.  Hall is the first sheriff ever elected to this position in the organization’s 141-year history.

His affiliations with community organizations over the years include the following:  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:  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  

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 grandchild