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February 14, 2013
Five attorneys have applied to fill the Circuit Court vacancy in the 17th Judicial District, which serves Bedford, Lincoln, Marshall and Moore counties. The vacancy was created by the...
February 13, 2013
Tennessee Supreme Court Justices Cornelia A. Clark, Janice M. Holder and Sharon G. Lee visited Sewanee last week to meet with students, faculty and staff and participate in a discussion.The justices...
February 13, 2013
Chief Justice Gary Wade visited with more than 50 of this year's Legislative interns as they discussed the ins and outs of how the Tennessee judicial system works on Friday, February 8.The more than...
February 12, 2013
Chief Justice Wade will swear in the newest member of the Tennessee Court of Appeals Thursday at the Supreme Court Building in Knoxville.Chancellor Thomas R. “Skip” Frierson will officially become...
February 11, 2013
In an effort to increase the number of attorneys and law offices providing pro bono services to those who cannot afford legal costs, the Tennessee Supreme Court is launching an extensive recognition...
February 8, 2013
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today appointed Thomas R. “Skip” Frierson, II as a judge for the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Eastern Section.Frierson replaces the Hon. Judge Herschel P. Franks, who...
February 8, 2013
The Judicial Nominating Commission met on February 8, 2013 in Johnson City, TN and after interviewing the candidates, they have submitted the following three as nominees for the Criminal Court...
February 7, 2013
The Judicial Nominating Commission met on February 7, 2013 in Tazewell, TN and after interviewing the candidates, they have submitted the following three as nominees for the Chancery Court vacancy in...
February 6, 2013
The Tennessee Supreme Court has issued an order that will require electronic submission of all interpreter invoices as well as compensation claims for attorneys representing indigent clients.The...
February 5, 2013
Judge Suzanne Bailey, Hamilton County’s longest presiding Juvenile Court Judge since the Court was established in 1945, has announced her retirement from the bench effective April 30th.Judge Bailey,...
February 5, 2013
The University of the South will welcome three justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court to campus this week. Justices Cornelia A. Clark, Janice M. Holder and Sharon G. Lee will be in Sewanee Thursday...
February 5, 2013
In an effort to reach more people in need of information about legal services, the Tennessee Supreme Court’s Access to Justice Commission has formed a faith-based initiative to engage lawyers within...
February 1, 2013
Justice Janice Holder participated in a Pro Bono and Public Service Conference for law students on January 25-26 at Belmont University College of Law. Faculty, staff and students from all six...
January 31, 2013
After more than 25 years behind the clerk’s desk at the Nashville Appellate Court Clerk’s office, Janice Rawls is retiring at the end of March.“Janice has been a very hard working and loyal employee...
January 29, 2013
The Honorable Charles D. Susano, Jr., of Knoxville, has been elected by his peers to be Presiding Judge of the Tennessee Court of Appeals succeeding the Honorable Herschel P. Franks of Chattanooga,...
January 28, 2013
Fifty years and one day after receiving his license to practice law in Tennessee, Shelby County Probate Court Judge Robert Benham will mark the date with another milestone: retirement.Judge Benham...
January 28, 2013
The Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications for the Circuit Court vacancy in the 17th Judicial District. The vacancy will be created by the retirement of Judge Robert Crigler on...
January 28, 2013
Marcy Eason, a member of the Tennessee Supreme Court’s Access to Justice Commission, has been awarded the Ralph H. Kelly Humanitarian Award by the Chattanooga Bar Association.The award is given to...
January 25, 2013
Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey has appointed David A. Golden of Hawkins County to the Judicial Nominating Commission. Mr. Golden will fill the vacancy left by the retirement of commission member Theresa Lee...
January 24, 2013
The Tennessee Supreme Court has held that advocates for convicted serial killer Paul Dennis Reid may not continue appealing his convictions in state court against his wishes, despite claims he is not...
January 24, 2013
Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler of the 17th Judicial District has announced his retirement, effective May 31.Judge Crigler was appointed to the bench in 2005 and elected in 2006. Prior to that, he...
January 23, 2013
Tennessee Supreme Chief Justice Gary R. Wade and Justice Sharon G. Lee marked the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend at events in East Tennessee.Chief Justice Wade was the keynote speaker at a...
January 23, 2013
The Judicial Nominating Commission meeting originally scheduled for Friday, January 18 in Tazewell, TN has been rescheduled for Thursday, February 7 at Woodlake Lodge in Tazewell. The public...
January 23, 2013
The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that a prosecutor did not abuse his discretion in denying pretrial diversion to a man accused of 16 counts of animal cruelty for intentionally or knowingly failing...
January 22, 2013
The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled today that an employee of a temporary agency who is injured on the job, but not returned to work by the temporary agency at a wage equal to or greater than the pre-...