Nashville, Tenn. – The Administrative Office of the Courts has submitted the 237 applications for the Judicial Nominating Commission, along with more than 100 comments about the applicants, to Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey and House Speaker Kent Williams for review. The public comment period ended on August 17 at 4:30 p.m.
Lt. Gov. Ramsey and Speaker Williams have 14 days to appoint members to the Judicial Nominating Commission. Members of the 17-member commission will review and recommend applicants for vacancies on the state appellate and trial courts for the governor’s consideration.
Below is a statistical breakdown of the applicant pool:
Total number of applicants:
Caucasian: 208
African American: 21
Other: 8
Male: 172
Female: 65
Attorney: 186
Non-Attorney: 51
Once the members of the Judicial Nominating Commission are selected, the Administrative Office of the Courts will post the information at www.tncourts.gov.