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March 11, 2013
Ten attorneys have applied to fill the Criminal Court vacancy in the 30th Judicial District, which serves Shelby County.  The vacancy was created by the death of Shelby County Criminal Court...
March 11, 2013
Four attorneys have applied to fill the Circuit Court vacancy in the 3rd Judicial District, which serves Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins and Greene Counties. The vacancy was created by the retirement of...
March 11, 2013
Five attorneys have applied to fill the Chancery Court vacancy in the 3rd Judicial District, which serves Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins and Greene Counties. The vacancy was created by the appointment of...
March 8, 2013
The Judicial Nominating Commission met on March 8, 2013 in Shelbyville, Tenn., to hold a public hearing and conduct interviews of candidates for the Circuit Court vacancy in the 17th Judicial...
March 8, 2013
Tennessee's newest circuit court judge was sworn in this week in Knox County.Judge Deborah C. Stevens received the oath from Knox County Juvenile Court Judge Tim Irwin in a ceremony at the city...
February 26, 2013
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has appointed Deborah C. Stevens of Knoxville as Circuit Court Judge for the 6th Judicial District in Knox County following the retirement of Judge Wheeler A. Rosenbalm....
February 25, 2013
The Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications for the Criminal Court vacancy in the 30th Judicial District. The vacancy was created by the death of the Honorable...
February 21, 2013
The Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications for the Circuit Court vacancy in the 3rd Judicial District. The vacancy was created by the retirement of the Honorable Kindall T....
February 19, 2013
Judge Kindall T. Lawson, Circuit Court Judge in the 3rd Judicial District, has announced his retirement effective June 1, 2013.Judge Lawson has been on the bench since 1996. In addition to his time...
February 18, 2013
The Tennessee legal community is mourning the loss of Shelby County Criminal Court Judge W. Otis Higgs, who died suddenly late Friday evening, February 15, 2013.Higgs had worked earlier Friday on the...