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July 11, 2024
The Trial Court Vacancy Commission met today in Sevierville to consider eight applicants for a circuit court judge vacancy in the 4th Judicial District, which covers Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson and Sevier counties.
After holding a public hearing and conducting public interviews, the Commission…
July 10, 2024
Nashville, Tenn- The Tennessee Supreme Court today held that, when a trial judge misunderstands his role as “thirteenth juror” in a civil case, appellate courts should send the case back to the trial judge to review the case instead of automatically requiring the parties to go through a new trial.…
July 3, 2024
Nashville, Tenn- The Tennessee Supreme Court has held that a defamation and false light suit filed by Bill Charles against Donna McQueen must be dismissed under the Tennessee Public Participation Act (“TPPA”).
The litigation began in 2020 after Durham Farms, a planned community in…
June 25, 2024
The Tennessee Supreme Court today affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s petition to consider newly discovered evidence, called an error coram nobis petition. The Supreme Court clarified that, if the error coram nobis petition is not filed within one year after the conviction, the…
June 20, 2024
Nashville, Tenn – The Tennessee Supreme Court upheld the decision of a Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility hearing panel disbarring a Davidson County attorney for three criminal convictions. The criminal convictions arise from the attorney’s conduct in representing a client in post…
June 12, 2024
In an opinion released today, the Tennessee Supreme Court affirmed a finding of multiple ethical violations by Knoxville attorney Loring Justice and reinstated a three-year suspension imposed by a hearing panel of the Board of Professional Responsibility.
Although Mr. Justice previously was…
June 12, 2024
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 Association (FBA) presented her portrait to the thirtieth Judicial District Circuit Court of…
June 12, 2024
The Trial Court Vacancy Commission began accepting applications for a chancellor vacancy in the 19th Judicial District, which includes Montgomery and Robertson counties, on May 24, 2024.
After the June 11, 2024 deadline, two candidates had applied, leaving the Commission unable to provide the…
June 11, 2024
The Trial Court Vacancy Commission will consider eight applicants when it meets July 17th, 2024 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.
The applicants are:…
June 11, 2024
The Trial Court Vacancy Commission will consider eight applicants when it meets July 11, 2024, in Sevierville, Tennessee, to select nominees for a circuit court judge in the 4th Judicial District, which covers Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson and Sevier counties.
The applicants are:…
May 29, 2024
The Tennessee Supreme Court will hear three cases in Nashville, Tennessee, beginning at 9:00 a.m. CDT. The details of the cases are as follows:
Clayton D. Richards v. Vanderbilt University Medical Center – On December 12, 2014, Plaintiff-Appellant Clayton Richards filed a…
May 24, 2024
The Trial Court Vacancy Commission is currently accepting applications for judicial positions in the 4th, 19th, and 23rd Judicial Districts.
The new positions are effective September 1, 2024. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. CDT. Applicants must be an attorney…
May 21, 2024
The Trial Court Vacancy Commission met today in Gallatin to consider nine applicants for a circuit court judge vacancy in the 18th Judicial District, which covers Sumner county. The new judicial position was created by the Tennessee General Assembly through Public Chapter No. 600, enacted March 27…
May 20, 2024
Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Camille R. McMullen was selected to give the commencement address at her alma mater, the University of Tennessee Law School, on May 16.
“Being chosen by the students of the Class of 2024 to deliver the commencement address was an honor and a privilege I…
May 20, 2024
The Trial Court Vacancy Commission met today in Columbia to consider five applicants for a circuit court judge vacancy in the 22nd Judicial District which includes Giles, Lawrence, Maury and Wayne counties.
This vacancy was created by the upcoming retirement of Judge David Allen on August 3, 2024…
May 20, 2024
From: tba.org
Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Holly Kirby will be honored next month with the Tennessee Bar Association’s (TBA) prestigious Justice Frank F. Drowota III Award. The award will be presented at the Bench Bar Luncheon set for June 13 as part of the association’s Annual Convention…
May 16, 2024
The Tennessee Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on May 22, 2024, before an accomplished group of rising high school seniors at the Tennessee American Legion Boys State at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville. The event is part of the Court’s SCALES program, which stands for…
May 1, 2024
The Tennessee Supreme Court and the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) appreciate the work of the General Assembly in the 2024 Legislative Session, especially the approval of $8.6 million in additional funding for indigent representation which will allow the Judicial Branch to take an…
May 1, 2024
Courtesy of: The National Judicial College
After 22 years of teaching judges, Tennessee Senior Judge Don Ash will retire as a regular faculty member at the National Judicial College. Judge Ash has taught nearly 1500 judges from around the country and world and has taught 50 courses in just over…
April 30, 2024
Chief Deputy Clerk Lisa Marsh remembers her first day working in the clerk’s office of the Tennessee Supreme Court, 25 years ago.
“I didn’t even know where the Supreme Court Building was in downtown Nashville.”
What she knew for sure was that she had an interest in the law and this was the right…