Press Releases

December 11, 2015

Nolensville Municipal Judge James Petersen was honored by the Tennessee Municipal Judges Conference last month with the Sharon G. Lee Award of Excellence for his outstanding service to the Conference.

The municipal judges’ Board of Governors created the award to be presented to a municipal…



December 11, 2015

In a lawsuit filed to set aside a tax sale of mortgaged land in Hamilton County, the Tennessee Supreme Court has held that a mortgage registry business was not entitled to prior notice of the sale because it did not have an interest in the land that is protected under the Due Process Clause of…



December 11, 2015

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today appointed Jeffery H. Wicks of Rockwood as Criminal Court Judge for the Ninth Judicial District, replacing Judge E. Eugene Eblen, who is retiring effective December 31.

The Ninth Judicial District serves Loudon, Meigs, Morgan and Roane counties.

Wicks…