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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-...
January 17, 2013
The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that where contracting parties have agreed to allow assignment of a contract with the consent of the non-assigning party, and the agreement is silent regarding the...
January 17, 2013
The Judicial Nominating Commission meeting scheduled for Friday, January 18 in Tazewell, TN to interview candidates for the Chancery Court vacancy in the 8th Judicial District, which serves Campbell...
January 16, 2013
In Joshua Cooper v. Logistics Insight Corp., the Tennessee Supreme Court affirmed two prior rulings in which it held that an employer’s subrogation right against an employee’s recovery from a third...
January 14, 2013
A coalition of Tennessee legal groups has joined forces to launch a toll-free phone line offering free legal information and referrals to low-income Tennesseans.The service, known as aLEGALz, will...
January 11, 2013
Seven attorneys have applied to fill the Criminal Court vacancy in the 1st Judicial District, which serves Carter, Johnson, Unicoi and Washington counties.  The vacancy was created by the...
January 4, 2013
Robert D. “Don” Arnold was sworn in Thursday as the third General Sessions Judge for Washington County.Judge Arnold was appointed by the Washington County Commission during a special meeting convened...
January 4, 2013
The Administrative Office of the Courts has received 24 applications for the seat on Judicial Nominating Commission created by the retirement of commission member Theresa Lee.The comment period is...
January 2, 2013
Six attorneys have applied to fill the Chancery Court vacancy in the 8th Judicial District, which serves Campbell, Claiborne, Fentress, Scott and Union counties.  The vacancy was created by the...