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Upcoming oral arguments for the appellate courts.

Wednesday, September 4

September 4, 2024 - 09:30am
Court of Criminal Appeals
Western Section
September 4, 2024 - 09:30am
Court of Criminal Appeals
Western Section
September 4, 2024 - 09:30am
Court of Criminal Appeals
Western Section
September 4, 2024 - 09:30am
Court of Criminal Appeals
Western Section
September 4, 2024 - 01:30pm
Court of Criminal Appeals
Western Section
September 4, 2024 - 01:30pm
Court of Criminal Appeals
Western Section

Thursday, September 5

September 5, 2024 - 09:00am
Court of Appeals
Middle Section
September 5, 2024 - 09:00am
Court of Appeals
Middle Section
September 5, 2024 - 09:00am
Court of Appeals
Middle Section
September 5, 2024 - 09:00am
Court of Appeals
Middle Section

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Proposed Rules

The Supreme Court proposes changes to court system rules and solicits feedback from the bench, bar and public. Below are current proposals and comment deadlines.

Rule 30: Media Guidelines.
Comments to Proposed Amendment SCT Rule 30 ADM2015-00451
Date Filed: 03/13/15
Comment Deadline: 08/14/15
Rule 30: Form of Briefs and Other Papers.
Rules 30 & 31 - Proposed Amendment to Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure- ADM2023-01208
Date Filed: 01/11/23
Comment Deadline:
Rule 31: Alternative Dispute Resolution - Mediation.
Rule 31: Supreme Court's order Reappointing Lori Thomas Reid and J. Marcus Rudolph to another three-year term, beginning January 10, 2023, and expiring January 9, 2026 - ADM2022-00001
Date Filed: 11/17/22
Comment Deadline:
Rule 31: Alternative Dispute Resolution - Mediation.
Rule 31: Supreme Court ORDER soliciting written comments to proposed amendments to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31(14)(g) - Filed November 18, 2022 under ADM2022-01538
Date Filed: 11/18/22
Comment Deadline: 01/17/23
Rule 31: Alternative Dispute Resolution - Mediation.
Rule 31: Order Amending Alternative Dispute Resolution - Mediation ADM2022-01538
Date Filed: 02/08/23
Comment Deadline: 01/17/23
Rule 31: Alternative Dispute Resolution - Mediation.
Rule 31 - ORDER Adopts Amended Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31(15)(A)(5)
Date Filed: 06/03/24
Comment Deadline: 08/02/24
Rule 43.01: Evidence at Trials.
Rule 43.01 - Proposed Amendment to Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure - ADM2023-01208
Date Filed: 01/11/24
Comment Deadline:

 

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Feature Stories

Retired General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Joyce C. Broffitt Passes Away
Retired Shelby County General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Joyce Cassandra Broffitt passed away on Aug. 23, 2024. She was 68 years old.Judge Broffitt was appointed to the General Sessions Criminal Co...
Retired Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Joe Duncan Passes Away
Retired Knox County Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Joe D. Duncan passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 20 in Farragut. He was 100 years old.In 1990, Judge Duncan retired from the Tennessee Court of Criminal A...
Tennessee Judiciary Mourns the Passing of Court of Criminal Appeals Judge James Curwood Witt, Jr.
Court of Criminal Appeals Judge James Curwood Witt, Jr. passed away on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. Judge Witt was serving as a judge on the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, Eastern Section, at t...
First Female Trial Judge in Tennessee Honored
Federal Judge Julia Smith Gibbons, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, was recently honored with a portrait unveiling in Memphis. The Memphis Mid-South Chapter of the Federal Bar ...