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January 7, 2016
The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments met today in Memphis to consider seven applicants for the circuit court vacancy in the 30th Judicial District, which serves Shelby County. The vacancy was created by the death last year of the Honorable D’Army Bailey.The nominees are:…
January 7, 2016
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today appointed Roger Amos Page of Madison County to the Tennessee Supreme Court, replacing Justice Gary R. Wade, who retired in September.Page, 60, has been a judge on the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals since his appointment by Haslam in December 2011, writing more…
January 6, 2016
Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Judge John Everett Williams found himself on the other side of the bench this week, when he served as a member of the Carroll County grand jury.Judge Williams received a notice from the sheriff’s office in December, requesting his service as a juror and asking…
January 4, 2016
Court of Appeals Judge D. Michael Swiney, of Knoxville, has been selected by judges of the 12-member court to be chief judge for a term of one year.Judge Swiney has been a member of the Court of Appeals since 1999, when he was appointed by then-Governor Don Sundquist. He was elected to the bench in…
December 28, 2015
The Tennessee Supreme Court has unanimously affirmed a Board of Professional Responsibility hearing panel’s imposition of sanctions against Williamson County attorney Connie Reguli and the trial court’s requirement that Ms. Reguli pay restitution to a former client.In 2011, the Board of…
December 21, 2015
The Tennessee Supreme Court has approved extensive changes to the rule regulating the licensing of lawyers to practice in the state, including easing provisions for attorneys that may have practiced elsewhere.The Tennessee Board of Law Examiners (BLE), which administers the licensing process for…
December 14, 2015
The Tennessee Supreme Court issued an opinion today addressing when out-of-state businesses may be brought into court in Tennessee. First Community Bank sued several in-state and out-of-state financial service providers after the bank lost millions of dollars in investments involving the financial…
December 11, 2015
Nolensville Municipal Judge James Petersen was honored by the Tennessee Municipal Judges Conference last month with the Sharon G. Lee Award of Excellence for his outstanding service to the Conference.The municipal judges’ Board of Governors created the award to be presented to a municipal judge who…
December 11, 2015
In a lawsuit filed to set aside a tax sale of mortgaged land in Hamilton County, the Tennessee Supreme Court has held that a mortgage registry business was not entitled to prior notice of the sale because it did not have an interest in the land that is protected under the Due Process Clause of the…
December 11, 2015
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today appointed Jeffery H. Wicks of Rockwood as Criminal Court Judge for the Ninth Judicial District, replacing Judge E. Eugene Eblen, who is retiring effective December 31.The Ninth Judicial District serves Loudon, Meigs, Morgan and Roane counties.Wicks, 52, has served…
December 10, 2015
Judge Charles D. Susano, Jr., of Knoxville, has announced that he will step down at the end of the year as Chief Judge of the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Susano has been chief judge since January 1, 2013. While relinquishing his leadership post, he will remain on the Court.“I have enjoyed my time…
December 4, 2015
Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Judge John Everett Williams was the keynote speaker at the Missouri Bar Association’s Lawyers’ Assistance Program annual dinner last month in St. Louis.Judge Williams, chairperson of the Tennessee Lawyer’s Assistance Program (TLAP) and a strong advocate for the…
December 3, 2015
The Tennessee Supreme Court has unanimously affirmed a six-month suspension of Nashville attorney Paul J. Walwyn’s law license for failure to act diligently in his representation of clients. In 2012, the Board of Professional Responsibility filed a petition for discipline against Mr. Walwyn…
December 2, 2015
In two opinions filed today, the Supreme Court has clarified the meaning and purpose of Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure 36.1, which sets out a procedure for challenging illegal sentences.Illegal sentences are those that are not authorized by law or that directly conflict with the law. The…
December 2, 2015
The Tennessee Supreme Court has amended the provisions of the Code of Judicial Conduct regarding judges and judicial candidates’ election campaign conduct.The recent changes stem from suggestions made by a joint committee of the Tennessee Judicial Conference and the Tennessee Trial Judges…
December 1, 2015
The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments will consider eight applicants when it meets January 7, 2016 in Memphis to select nominees for the circuit court vacancy in the 30th Judicial District – Shelby County.The vacancy was created by the death of the Honorable D’Army Bailey in July of this…
November 30, 2015
Tennessee Attorney General senior counsel Rachel Harmon will join the Administrative Office of the Courts next month as general counsel for the judiciary.Ms. Harmon comes to the AOC after nine years with the state Attorney General’s office, where she served in the criminal appellate division and…
November 24, 2015
The Supreme Court’s pilot project to provide an avenue for complex business cases has continued to see great interest from litigants.The business litigation pilot project has already exceeded case filing expectations, which confirms that this specialized docket is needed in Tennessee. In the first…
November 23, 2015
M. Keith Siskin, presiding judge of the 16th Judicial District (Rutherford and Cannon Counties) has been nominated by the Director of the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts for the prestigious national Sandra Day O’Connor Award for the Advancement of Civics Education. The Sandra Day…
