The names of three attorneys, including a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, have been submitted to Gov. Don Sundquist, who will appoint one of the recommended applicants to fill a judicial vacancy in Memphis.
Donna Marie Fields of Memphis, Arnold Goldin of Germantown and Rep. Larry Scroggs of Collierville were among twelve applicants vying to succeed Chancellor Floyd Peete, Jr., who died Aug. 3. The 17-member Judicial Selection Committee met Monday in Memphis to conduct a public hearing, interview applicants and come up with the slate of three names for the governor’s consideration.
Peete had held the Chancery Court Part 2 seat since 1990. He was reelected in 1998 to an eight-year term. The position will be on the ballot in 2004, the next biennial August election, to fill out the remainder of Peete’s unexpired eight-year term ending in 2006.