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September 16, 2011
Nashville, Tenn. – The Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications for the Circuit Court vacancy in the 20th Judicial District, which serves Davidson County. The vacancy was created by the impending retirement of Circuit Court Judge Barbara Haynes.Interested applicants must be…
September 16, 2011
Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Supreme Court today issued an opinion reversing the Court of Appeals’ decision to award lifetime and lump-sum alimony support to a divorced spouse who is in good health, has a well-paying job and received…
September 12, 2011
Nashville, Tenn.– Davidson County Circuit Court Judge Barbara Haynes announced her retirement today after serving on the bench for 29 years. Her retirement will take effect on November 15.Haynes began her judicial career in 1982 as a…
September 12, 2011
Nashville, Tenn. – The Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications for the vacancy on the Court of Criminal Appeals created by the death of Judge J.C. McLin.Interested applicants must be licensed attorneys who are at least 30 years of age, a resident of the state for the past five…
September 7, 2011
Governor Bill Haslam will formally swear in Jeffrey S. Bivins as Court of Criminal Appeals judge at a investiture ceremony on September 16 at 10:45 a.m. The ceremony will take place at the historic courthouse in Franklin, Tenn.Haslam…
September 4, 2011
Nashville, Tenn. – Court of Criminal Appeals Judge J.C. McLin of Memphis, Tenn., died early Saturday morning after losing his battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 64.McLin was appointed to the Court of Criminal Appeals in 2004, making him the second African American to ever hold a seat on that…
September 1, 2011
Marshall County Clerk and Master Tommy Higdon retired earlier this month after 20 years of service to the Marshall County Chancery Court. Prior to his appointment as clerk and master, Higdon served as the Marshall county clerk for 10 years.Higdon has been elected Outstanding Clerk of the Year in…
September 1, 2011
Nashville, Tenn. – The Supreme Court’s new universally accepted court forms are now available online for Tennesseans to use in courtrooms across the state. These eight forms, which become effective today, can be used in uncontested divorce cases without minor or dependent children.The forms are…
August 26, 2011
The Tennessee Court system is saddened to learn of the passing of former Chief Justice Adolpho A. Birch, Jr. Birch, who retired from the Supreme Court in 2006, became the state's first African American chief justice in 1996. Birch began his judicial career in 1969 as a General Sessions Court judge…
August 25, 2011
Nashville, Tenn. – The Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications for the Circuit Court vacancy in the 21st Judicial District, which includes Hickman, Lewis, Perry and Williamson counties. The vacancy was created by the appointment of Circuit Court Judge Jeff Bivins to the Court…
August 24, 2011
Nashville, Tenn. – Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Chris Craft was today elected presiding judge of the Court of the Judiciary, the body that handles complaints against judges and imposes sanctions for judicial misconduct. Craft replaces Judge Don Ash, who served as presiding judge of the Court…
August 24, 2011
FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE:NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced the appointment of Jeff Bivins to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, Middle Section of Tennessee.Bivins, age 50, currently serves as Circuit Court Judge for the 21st Judicial District which includes Hickman,…
August 22, 2011
Nashville, Tenn. – Chancellor Jerri Bryant of Athens has been elected moving vice president of the 183-member Tennessee Judicial Conference (TJC), which includes all state appellate and trial court judges. As moving vice president, Bryant will become President of the organization in 2013.“I am…
August 15, 2011
The Tennessee Bar Foundation is now accepting IOLTA (Interest On Lawyers’ Trust Accounts) grant applications from organizations that provide civil legal services to the indigent or those that work to advance the administration of justice.
The IOLTA grants are made possible from the interest earned…
August 15, 2011
Newly appointed Knox County Criminal Court Judge Steve Sword was sworn in by Governor Bill Haslam at a formal investiture ceremony on August 8, 2011. Pictures from the ceremony are below.Sword took the bench on August 1 after being sworn…
August 12, 2011
Montgomery County General Sessions and Juvenile Court Judge L. Raymond Grimes received the prestigious McCain-Abernathy Memorial Award at the annual Tennessee Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Conference in Memphis last week.This annual award is given to a Tennessee judge with juvenile…
August 8, 2011
The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) has received $200,000 in grant funding to provide assistance to people who come before the courts with limited English proficiency.The AOC received the one-year grant from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Competitive Grant Program. The grant…
August 4, 2011
Retired General Sessions Court Judge Stewart Cannon Jr. died in his home on Tuesday, August 2, 2011. He was 84.Judge Cannon served as Washington County General Sessions Court judge for 29 years. He also served as an Adjunct Professor at East Tennessee State University, where he taught Criminal…
August 3, 2011
Newly appointed Knox County Criminal Court Judge Steve Sword will be sworn in by Governor Bill Haslam at a formal investiture ceremony on Monday, August 8 at 8:30 a.m. EDT. The ceremony will be held in the Division 1 Courtroom at the City County Building at 400 Main Avenue in Knoxville, Tenn. There…
August 2, 2011
The Administrative Office of the Courts has approximately $200,000 in grant funding available for the development or continuation of initiatives that will aid self-represented litigants in accessing the Tennessee court system regarding child support issues.This funding is made possible through the…