Press Releases
September 8, 2015
The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments will consider three applicants when it meets September 25 in Harriman to select nominees for the impending criminal court vacancy in the 9th Judicial District, which serves Loudon, Meigs, Morgan, and Roane counties.
The…
September 3, 2015
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today appointed James R. Newsom III of Memphis as Chancellor in the 30th Judicial District, which serves Shelby County.
Newsom replaces Oscar C. “Bo” Carr III, who died earlier this year.
Newsom, 61, has been a member of the Memphis law firm Harris Shelton…
September 2, 2015
The Tennessee Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in six cases over two days in Knoxville next week.
- State v. William Whitlow Davis, Jr. –Knoxville attorney William Whitlow Davis, Jr. pled guilty to driving under the influence in Knox County, but reserved for…