Circuit Court Judge Larry B. Stanley of the 31 st Judicial District, including Van Buren and Warren counties, will serve as a special judge on a workers compensation panel at the request of Supreme Court Justice Janice Holder.
"I am looking forward to this opportunity to serve with Justice Holder and Judge William Acree of the 27 th Judicial District," Stanley said.
He will sit on the three-member panel April 5 in Jackson to hear appeals in workers compensation cases. Under state law, the chief justice, by order, refers cases to special workers compensation appeals panels made up of three judges, including a member of the Supreme Court. Decisions of the panels become Supreme Court judgments in the cases.
Stanley, of McMinnville, also serves as chancellor in the 31 st Judicial District. He was elected to his position in 2002, succeeding Judge Charles Haston, who retired. He previously served as city judge in McMinnville, where he is a member of the Rotary Club and works with Habitat for Humanity.
He and his wife, Melissa, have two daughters, Adelia Jane and Mary Margaret.