Hamilton County Sessions Court Judge Clarence Shattuck is a devoted 1953 graduate of Soddy-Daisy High School. Shattuck, who played basketball all four years at Soddy-Daisy, is now a star basketball player on the Senior Olympics team.
About the finalist:* Age: 76* Education: Tennessee Tech University, University of Tennessee College of Law* Personal/family: Wife, Ruth; sons Clarence Shattuck III, a certified public accountant in Cleveland, Tenn.; Dr. Paul Shattuck, who is doing his residency at St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago, and Mark Shattuck, a Ph.D. doing research at Israel University in Haifa, Israel.* Loyalty of Soddy-Daisy High School: “I have followed the school very closely and have been active in various ways since I moved back to Chattanooga in 1960 after finishing law school.”Quotes about the finalist:”I have known Judge Shattuck for 22 years. He is the type of person every man should be – a gentleman, humble, unassuming, approachable, honest, compassionate, and dedicated to the service of our community.” – Hamilton County Criminal Court Judge Rebecca SternFun Facts:*Met wife Ruth Axmacher while students at University of Tennessee School of Law. Turns out, her father and Shattuck’s father were childhood friends growing up in St. Elmo.*In 2000, helped form the Bombers, a local Senior Olympics championship basketball team. “It’s always fun to win, but we have fun just playing. In fact, we’re pretty addicted to the game. We play year-round. We generally practice twice a week. It’s exercise with a competitive spirit.”*Recently scored 6, 3-pointers during a Bombers practice game.
Clarence Shattuck credits his education at Soddy-Daisy High School to landing the job he has today – a Hamilton County Sessions Court judge.
Shattuck, 76, a 1953 graduate of Soddy-Daisy High School, said the education he received there rivaled the curriculum of any “big city” school at the time. He said his Soddy-Daisy High School teachers prepared him well for undergraduate and law schools.
“I’ve always been very proud of my school,” Shattuck said. “To this day, I am appreciative of my teachers. They prepared me academically for every class I took in college and it carried over into law school.”
Shattuck said one teacher, in particular, had a huge influence on him.