y ▁governor ▁to ▁Tennessee ▁Governor ▁Don ▁Sund qu ist , ▁in ▁which ▁position ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁governor ' s ▁chief ▁policy ▁ad visor . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁commission er ▁of ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁Department ▁of ▁Environment ▁and ▁Conserv ation . ▁ ▁As ▁top ▁policy ▁ad visor ▁to ▁Governor ▁Sund qu ist , ▁Wilson ▁focused ▁on ▁environmental ▁issues . ▁He ▁was ▁hon ored ▁as ▁the ▁state ' s ▁Conserv ation ist ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁The ▁Justin ▁P . ▁Wilson ▁C umber land ▁Tra il ▁State ▁Park ▁was ▁renamed ▁in ▁his ▁honor ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁environmental ▁work , ▁which ▁included ▁clean up ▁of ▁poll ution ▁in ▁the ▁P ige on ▁River ▁and ▁negoti ating ▁land ▁don ations ▁from ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁Valley ▁Author ity . ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁Conserv ation ▁League ' s ▁" Con serv ation ist ▁of ▁the ▁Year " ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁batt led ▁United ▁States ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁Agency ▁sm og ▁rules ▁ ▁and ▁to xic ▁waste ▁inc iner ation ▁at ▁Oak ▁R idge ▁National ▁Labor atory , ▁and ▁negoti ated ▁water ▁allocation ▁of ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁River ▁with ▁the ▁TV A . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Wilson ▁was ▁elected ▁Tennessee ▁state ▁compt roller ▁by ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁Jud icial ▁nom ination ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁President