Press Releases

December 19, 2016

The Tennessee Supreme Court has affirmed the convictions and sentences of death for Lemaricus Devall Davidson for the murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom in Knoxville.

In January 2007, Mr. Davidson and others abducted Ms. Christian and Mr. Newsom outside of an apartment…



Judge Joe Binkley , Judge Philip Smith , Judge Phillip Robinson
December 15, 2016

Several Tennessee judges were honored at the Nashville Bar Association’s 2016 Annual Meeting and Banquet on Thursday, December 8, 2016.

Judge Joe Binkley received the President’s Award for his outstanding contributions to the Nashville Bar Association.

Judge Philip Smith and…



December 14, 2016

Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 13 authorizes the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) to enter into contracts for representation of indigent persons by attorneys working on various types of cases, including representation of indigent respondents facing involuntary emergency judicial…