News
September 2, 2015
The Tennessee Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in six cases over two days in Knoxville next week.State v. William Whitlow Davis, Jr. –Knoxville attorney William Whitlow Davis, Jr. pled guilty to driving under the influence in Knox County, but reserved for appellate court review the question…
September 1, 2015
The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments has extended the deadline for applications for the Criminal Court judge vacancy in the 9th Judicial District – Loudon, Meigs, Morgan, and Roane counties. The impending vacancy has been created by Judge E. Eugene Eblen’s announcement that he is…
August 27, 2015
Tennessee Court of Appeals Judge Andy D. Bennett was honored by the Belmont University College of Law American Inn of Court for his work as a mentor to students.First year Belmont Law School students are required to enter into a mentoring arrangement. Judge Bennett was assigned two mentees. They…
August 26, 2015
A plaintiff does not have the right to a jury trial for a claim filed in circuit court under the Tennessee Public Protection Act (TPPA), according to a Tennessee Supreme Court opinion filed today. The Court also determined that the Governmental Tort Liability Act does not apply to retaliatory…
August 25, 2015
From WJHL:
Governor Haslam was in downtown Jonesborough Friday to swear in James Edwin Lauderback as the Circuit Court Judge of the First Judicial District.
“It is a great honor to appoint him and it makes…
August 21, 2015
The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a job applicant does not have a claim against a prospective employer when the employer fails to hire the person because she previously filed a workers’ compensation claim.Beginning in 1998, Kighwaunda Yardley worked as a housekeeping aide at the University…
August 21, 2015
Justice Sharon Lee will continue to serve as Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court. The members of the Court unanimously re-elected her to a one-year term. Chief Justice Lee has been a member of the Tennessee Supreme Court since 2008 and Chief Justice since September of last year.During the…
August 12, 2015
From The Leaf-Chronicle:CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – When Caleb Keller was honorably discharged from the Army in 2011, he had a number of…
August 11, 2015
Davidson County Judge Shelia Calloway recently conducted training at Lipscomb University in Nashville to share information about her court’s Peer-Driven Youth Justice, an initiative that involves students in determining the proper sentence for offenders.The program allows non-violent first-time…
August 5, 2015
Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is currently soliciting 2016 proposals for competitive grant funds under the Veterans Pro Bono Program.LSC seeks proposals from:Non-profit organizations that provide free legal assistance to low-income individuals or the provision of free services to veterans;…
July 31, 2015
The Tennessee Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a Memphis man for rape of a child, ruling that a prosecution error in the trial did not deprive the defendant of his constitutional right to a unanimous jury verdict.Courtney Knowles was found guilty of raping the daughter of his half-sister/…
July 31, 2015
The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a family in Loudon County will maintain ownership of 58 acres of farmland by virtue of a legal principle called “title by prescription,” which permits a person to establish title to land through possession and the passage of time.In 1918, N.B. Bailey and…
July 30, 2015
Chief Justice Sharon G. Lee said the Tennessee Supreme Court will continue to serve at the same level of operation while the executive and legislative branches work out the details of appointing and confirming a replacement for retiring Justice Gary R. Wade.“There have been many occasions with…
July 28, 2015
The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments is now accepting applications for the Criminal Court judge vacancy in the 9th Judicial District – Loudon, Meigs, Morgan, and Roane counties. The impending vacancy has been created by the announcement by Judge E. Eugene Eblen that he is retiring…
July 27, 2015
Justice Gary R. Wade will be the next dean of the Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law after he retires from the Tennessee Supreme Court in September.Justice Wade was introduced to the faculty and staff of the law school earlier today while they were attending a conference at a…
July 27, 2015
The Tennessee Supreme Court has unanimously affirmed a 180-day suspension of Memphis attorney Homer L. Cody’s law license.In 2011, the Board of Professional Responsibility filed a petition for discipline against Mr. Cody based on a complaint of misconduct. The petition alleged, among other things…
July 25, 2015
Francis Guess, a Nashville community leader who served the legal profession in many ways, died Friday in Nashville.Mr. Guess served both the Access to Justice Commission and the Board of Professional Responsibility. As a non-lawyer, he provided a distinctive viewpoint to issues that faced the legal…
July 24, 2015
Supreme Court Justice Gary R. Wade, who has served the Tennessee judiciary for 28 years as a judge, justice, and chief justice, has announced he will retire in September.
Justice Wade was appointed to the Supreme Court by Gov. Phil Bredesen in 2006. Wade was elected by his fellow justices to serve…
July 23, 2015
The Tennessee Supreme Court has upheld the decision by a hearing panel of the Board of Professional Responsibility to suspend Anderson County lawyer Yarboro Sallee’s law license for one year. The Court held that the sanction was appropriate in light of the multiple ethical violations Ms. Sallee…
July 23, 2015
The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments met in Chattanooga to hold a public hearing and conduct interviews of a second slate of applicants for the Criminal Court vacancy in the 11th Judicial District, which serves Hamilton County.After interviewing the candidates and conducting a vote, the…