Circuit Court Judge Larry B. Stanley of the 31st Judicial District, including Van Buren and Warren counties, has completed an intensive four-day Judicial Academy conducted Nov. 17-20 by the state Administrative Office of the Courts.
Stanley, who also serves as chancellor in the district, was among 14 trial and general sessions judges from across the state who attended the academy in Nashville. He was elected to his position in 2002, succeeding Judge Charles Haston, who retired.
Courses for judges elected or appointed since the last academy in 2000 included transition from bar to bench; dealing with stress; docket control; civil and criminal jury instruction; how to handle juries; reversals; contempt of court; and judicial writing. They also completed courses on workers compensation; ethics; evidence; criminal law; procedure, search warrants and sentencing; domestic relations; and Supreme Court Rule 13 dealing with the appointment of attorneys for indigent defendants.
Chancellor Steve Stafford of Dyersburg was dean of the academy. Courses were taught by current and former Tennessee judges.