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October 7, 2024
Nashville, Tenn- The Trial Court Vacancy Commission is currently accepting applications to fill the vacancy in the 4th Judicial District Circuit Court following the death of Judge O. Duane Slone on August 24, 2024. The 4th Judicial District includes Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson, and Sevier…
October 7, 2024
Nashville, Tenn. – The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments is now accepting applications for the vacancy on the Court of Criminal Appeals following the death of Judge James Curwood Witt, Jr., on August 17, 2024. …
October 7, 2024
Nashville, Tenn- The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments is now accepting applications to initiate the process of filling a vacancy on the Western Section of the Court of Appeals that will occur January 4, 2025 following the retirement of Judge Arnold B. Goldin. …
October 7, 2024
Judge Joshua Turnbow has the Great Recession in 2009 to thank for his legal career path.“I graduated in 2009 from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a finance degree,” said Judge Turnbow. “If you remember 2009, it was a really, really, really bad time to graduate in finance.”Instead of…
October 4, 2024
Nashville, Tenn - The Tennessee Supreme Court has activated a limited disaster plan for all the trial courts in the First, Second, Third…
October 2, 2024
When Judge Adrienne Waters Ogle was appointed to the fourth judicial district circuit court by Governor Bill Lee, she became the first women to hold that position in the district. “I am just so honored and glad,” said Judge Ogle. “I hope that more women are appointed or run for election, and I…
September 27, 2024
Shelby County General Sessions Judge Deborah Means Henderson was honored with the Leon Ruben Award for Excellence at the fall Tennessee General Sessions Judges Conference (TGSJC) this week.During the award presentation, outgoing conference president Judge James Y. Ross described Judge Means…
September 26, 2024
Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee Supreme Court has one case set for its October 3, 2024 docket in Nashville, Tennessee. The case will be heard at the Tennessee Supreme Court building in Nashville, beginning at 9:00 a.m. CDT. The cases will be livestreamed to the TNCourts YouTube page at…
September 25, 2024
Judge Curt Rose recently won a special election to fill the seat of second judicial district circuit court judge. He was sworn into office by Judge James Goodwin on August 29. Family in attendance included Judge Rose’s wife, children and grandmother.“I enjoyed the opportunity to have my family…
September 11, 2024
Judge Stephanie J. Williams was elected on Aug. 1, 2024 to serve as Circuit Court Judge for the 20th Judicial District. She fills the vacancy created by the passing of Judge Philip E. Smith, in September 2022. Fittingly, Judge Smith served as Judge Williams’ longtime mentor and was instrumental in…
September 9, 2024
Nashville, Tenn- Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Mary L. Wagner received a warm welcome to the bench as family, friends, colleagues, elected officials, and the judiciary joined her in Germantown for a ceremonial investiture by Governor Bill Lee.“Justice Wagner is highly qualified and brings…
September 6, 2024
Judge Jennifer Nichols was sworn in as the newest circuit court judge for the 18th judicial district August 22 at the Sumner County Courthouse. Her 4-year-old granddaughter, Ann Campbell Boulki, held the Bible during the oath of office. “That was just beyond special,” said Judge Nichols. “She’…
August 28, 2024
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 Court, Division 9, by the Shelby County Commission on Nov. 18, 1996, and took office on Nov. 22, 1996…
August 27, 2024
Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Supreme Court today clarified that an alert from a trained drug-sniffing dog can be part of law enforcement’s probable cause for a search even though the dog cannot tell the difference between illegal marijuana and legal hemp.On February 16, 2020, law enforcement…
August 26, 2024
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 Appeals. He was elected to the post by Governor Winfield Dunn, in 1975. Prior to his appointment,…
August 26, 2024
Fourth Judicial District Circuit Court Judge O. Duane Slone died in a traffic accident on Aug. 25, 2024, in Jefferson County. He was 61 years old.Judge Slone, a former drug trafficking prosecutor, was first elected to the 4th Judicial District Circuit Court in 1998, and in 2009 he co-founded his…
August 20, 2024
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 the time of his passing. He was appointed to the court by Republican Governor Don Sundquist in…
July 31, 2024
Nashville, Tenn- The Tennessee Supreme Court held today that a person who bought property near downtown Nashville, but failed to record the deed, could not gain full ownership of the property under a rule of law known as “adverse possession.” Under adverse possession, someone who may not own…
July 19, 2024
The Tennessee Supreme Court today held that attorneys must pay their professional privilege tax or face suspension, and if they are suspended, it takes effect the moment the Court enters the order of suspension.
Every year, attorneys licensed in the State of Tennessee are required by…
July 18, 2024
Nashville, Tenn- The Trial Court Vacancy Commission met in Charlotte, Tennessee to select nominees for a circuit court judge in the 23rd Judicial District which includes Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, and Stewart counties.After holding a public hearing and conducting public interviews…