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February 19, 2013
Judge Kindall T. Lawson, Circuit Court Judge in the 3rd Judicial District, has announced his retirement effective June 1, 2013.Judge Lawson has been on the bench since 1996. In addition to his time as a Circut Court judge, he served as Hawkins County General Sessions Judge from 1974-1993.Judge…
February 18, 2013
The Tennessee legal community is mourning the loss of Shelby County Criminal Court Judge W. Otis Higgs, who died suddenly late Friday evening, February 15, 2013.Higgs had worked earlier Friday on the bench, but went home ill. He later collapsed at his East Memphis house, and was taken to a hospital…
February 15, 2013
The Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications for the Chancery Court vacancy in the 3rd Judicial District. The vacancy was created by appointment of Chancellor Thomas R. ‘Skip’ Frierson to the Tennessee Court of Appeals.The 3rd Judicial District serves Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins…
February 13, 2013
Chief Justice Gary Wade visited with more than 50 of this year's Legislative interns as they discussed the ins and outs of how the Tennessee judicial system works on Friday, February 8.The more than hour-long conversation included a lengthy discussion about oral arguments in a Tennessee Supreme…
February 13, 2013
Tennessee Supreme Court Justices Cornelia A. Clark, Janice M. Holder and Sharon G. Lee visited Sewanee last week to meet with students, faculty and staff and participate in a discussion.The justices met Friday morning with junior and senior female students interested in law and policy. Also on…
February 12, 2013
Chief Justice Wade will swear in the newest member of the Tennessee Court of Appeals Thursday at the Supreme Court Building in Knoxville.Chancellor Thomas R. “Skip” Frierson will officially become Appeals Court Judge Frierson at 2 p.m. Thursday, February 14Frierson was appointed last week by Gov.…
February 11, 2013
In an effort to increase the number of attorneys and law offices providing pro bono services to those who cannot afford legal costs, the Tennessee Supreme Court is launching an extensive recognition program.Chief Justice Gary R. Wade announced today that the Court will honor all attorneys providing…
February 8, 2013
The Judicial Nominating Commission met on February 8, 2013 in Johnson City, TN and after interviewing the candidates, they have submitted the following three as nominees for the Criminal Court vacancy in the 1st Judicial District, which serves Carter, Johnson, Unicoi and Washington counties. …
February 8, 2013
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today appointed Thomas R. “Skip” Frierson, II as a judge for the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Eastern Section.Frierson replaces the Hon. Judge Herschel P. Franks, who retired at the end of 2012.“Skip Frierson has spent the last 23 years serving in public office in East…
February 7, 2013
The Judicial Nominating Commission met on February 7, 2013 in Tazewell, TN and after interviewing the candidates, they have submitted the following three as nominees for the Chancery Court vacancy in the 8th Judicial District:…
February 6, 2013
The Tennessee Supreme Court has issued an order that will require electronic submission of all interpreter invoices as well as compensation claims for attorneys representing indigent clients.The Order changes several existing Supreme Court rules effective July 1, 2013, and requires that “all claims…
February 5, 2013
In an effort to reach more people in need of information about legal services, the Tennessee Supreme Court’s Access to Justice Commission has formed a faith-based initiative to engage lawyers within their place of worship.The Tennessee Faith and Justice Alliance (TFJA) is a program developed by the…
February 5, 2013
The University of the South will welcome three justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court to campus this week. Justices Cornelia A. Clark, Janice M. Holder and Sharon G. Lee will be in Sewanee Thursday and Friday to meet with students and the campus community and participate in a panel discussion.…
February 5, 2013
Judge Suzanne Bailey, Hamilton County’s longest presiding Juvenile Court Judge since the Court was established in 1945, has announced her retirement from the bench effective April 30th.Judge Bailey, a native of Columbia, Tenn., is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and the University of Tennessee…
February 1, 2013
Justice Janice Holder participated in a Pro Bono and Public Service Conference for law students on January 25-26 at Belmont University College of Law. Faculty, staff and students from all six Tennessee law schools were invited to the Conference to discuss and plan for increasing pro bono…
January 31, 2013
After more than 25 years behind the clerk’s desk at the Nashville Appellate Court Clerk’s office, Janice Rawls is retiring at the end of March.“Janice has been a very hard working and loyal employee. She has been a fixture in the Clerk's Office for many years and has been most efficient in her…
January 29, 2013
The Honorable Charles D. Susano, Jr., of Knoxville, has been elected by his peers to be Presiding Judge of the Tennessee Court of Appeals succeeding the Honorable Herschel P. Franks of Chattanooga, who retired at the end of 2012.With Susano’s election, the three Tennessee appellate courts – the…
January 28, 2013
Marcy Eason, a member of the Tennessee Supreme Court’s Access to Justice Commission, has been awarded the Ralph H. Kelly Humanitarian Award by the Chattanooga Bar Association.The award is given to that member of the legal profession or judicial officer who in the opinion of the Board of Governors…
January 28, 2013
The Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications for the Circuit Court vacancy in the 17th Judicial District. The vacancy will be created by the retirement of Judge Robert Crigler on May 31, 2013.The 17th Judicial District serves Bedford, Lincoln, Marshall and Moore Counties.…
January 28, 2013
Fifty years and one day after receiving his license to practice law in Tennessee, Shelby County Probate Court Judge Robert Benham will mark the date with another milestone: retirement.Judge Benham was appointed to the bench by the Shelby County Commission in 1997 and re-elected in 1998 and 2006. “…