Phil Noblett again appointed as Chattanooga city attorney

Staff Photo / Chattanooga City Attorney Phil Noblett speaks in 2019 during a public hearing on the tax increment financing district plan for the former Tubman site in the Council Assembly Room. Staff Photo / Chattanooga City Attorney Phil Noblett speaks in 2019 during a public hearing on the tax increment financing district plan for the former Tubman site in the Council Assembly Room.

By David Floyd February 26, 2023 2 min read

The Chattanooga City Council unanimously approved Mayor Tim Kelly’s appointment of Phil Noblett to the role of city attorney.

It’s a position Noblett has filled on an interim basis since former City Attorney Emily O’Donnell stepped down in October to return to private practice.

Noblett previously served as city attorney starting in August 2018 under the administration of then-Mayor Andy Berke.

The council’s decision came Tuesday.

Noblett served through the end of Berke’s administration and handled litigation for the city during the beginning of Kelly’s term. Council members approved his appointment as interim city attorney in November.