Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Supreme Court will recognize Knoxville Attorney Donald Paine for 35 years of service on the court’s Advisory Commission on the Rules of Practice and Procedure. The court will also recognize Paine’s long-time assistant, Karen Roberts.
The court will formally recognize Paine and Roberts on September 3, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. at the Knoxville Supreme Court building. Chief Justice Holder will read the orders from the bench and Paine will briefly respond.
Members of the Advisory Commission on the Rules of Practice and Procedure are appointed by the Supreme Court to vote on proposed rule amendments for civil procedure, criminal procedure, rules of evidence and rules of juvenile court. Paine, who served as both chair and reporter of the commission, will retire from the commission on September 3, 2009.