ˈoʊvɚtən wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd baɪ tˌɛnəsˈiː ɡˈʌvɚnɚ dʒˈɑːn sˈɛviɚ tə səksˈiːd dʒˈæksən, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹ, æz ðə dʒˈʌdʒ ʌvðə suːpˈiəɹɪɚ kˈoːɹt ɪn nˈæʃvɪl.
Overton was appointed by Tennessee governor John Sevier to succeed Jackson, in 1804, as the judge of the superior court in Nashville.