Governor's Council for Judicial Appointments

The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments operates under the authority of Executive Order No. 87. When there is a vacancy to be filled on the appellate courts, Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, or the Tennessee Claims Commission, the Council will accept applications from interested parties, interview the applicants and then make a recommendation to the Governor for consideration.

Executive Order No. 87

COUNCIL CHAIR
Lang Wiseman, Esq.
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
1600 West End Avenue, Suite 2000
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: (615) 726-5600
E-mail: lwiseman@bakerdonelson.com

COUNCIL MEMBERS

Donald J. Aho, Esq.
Miller & Martin PLLC
Volunteer Building Suite 1200
832 Georgia Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Phone: (423) 785-8239
E-mail: don.aho@millermartin.com

 

 

Betsy Beck, Esq.
Kramer Rayson LLP
800 South Gay Street, Suite 2500
Knoxville, TN 37929
Phone: (865) 525-5134
E-mail: bbeck@kramer-rayson.com

 

Matthew Dowty, Esq.
Office of the Tennessee Attorney General
Senior Assistant Attorney General
40 S. Main Street, Suite 1014
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: (901) 543-9039
E-mail: matthew.dowty@ag.tn.gov

 

 

Mitch Graves
West Cancer Center and Research Institute
7945 Wolf River Blvd
3rd Floor Administration
Germantown, TN 38138
Phone: (901) 683-0055
E-mail: mgraves@westclinic.com

 

 

Logan C. Hampton
President
Lane College

545 Lane Avenue
Jackson, TN 38301
Phone: (731) 426-7595
E-mail: lhampton@lanecollege.edu

 

Carlin C. Hess
Office of the District Attorney General

21st Judicial District
1441 N. Hwy. 96 West, Suite 2
Box 312
Franklin, TN 37064
Phone: (615) 794-7275

E-mail: cchess@tndagc.org
 

Jimmie Carpenter Miller, Esq.
Hunter Smith Davis
1212 North Eastman Road
Kingsport, TN 37664
Phone: (423) 378-8852
E-mail: jmiller@HSDLAW.com

 

 

Todd Skelton, Esq.
HF Capital, LLC
510 Union Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone: (865) 500-4323
E-mail: tskelton@hfcapital.com

 

 

Terica Smith, Esq.
Madison County

Deputy Mayor and Director of Human Resources
100 E. Main St.
Jackson, TN 38301
Phone: (731) 423-6056
E-mail: tsmith@madisoncountytn.gov

 

 

 

Jessalyn (Jessie) Zeigler, Esq.
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
150 Third Avenue South, Suite 2800
Nashville, TN 37201
Phone: (615) 742-6289
E-mail: jzeigler@bassberry.com

 

 

AOC STAFF
John Jefferson, Esq.
Administrative Office of the Courts
Assistant General Counsel
511 Union Street, Suite 600
Nashville, TN 37219
Phone: (615) 741-2687
Fax: (615) 741-6285
E-mail:John.Jefferson@tncourts.gov