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Gov Bill Haslam, Judge Eddie Lauderback, Judge John Rambo, Judge Lisa Nidiffer Rice, Judge Stacey Street, and Judge Jean Stanley

Judge Robert Montgomery, Judge Eddie Lauderback, Gov. Bill Haslam, and Judge Klyne Lauderback

Gov. Haslam Swears in James Edwin Lauderback as 1st Judicial District Circuit Court Judge

August 25, 2015

Governor Haslam was in downtown Jonesborough Friday to swear in James Edwin Lauderback as the Circuit Court Judge of the First Judicial District.

“It is a great honor to appoint…

Supreme Court Declines to Recognize Job Applicant’s Claim for Failure to Hire

August 21, 2015

The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a job applicant does not have a claim against a prospective employer when the employer fails to hire the person because she previously filed a workers’ compensation claim.

Beginning in 1998, Kighwaunda Yardley worked as a housekeeping aide at the…

Chief Justice Sharon Lee Re-elected to Second Year Leading Court

August 21, 2015

Justice Sharon Lee will continue to serve as Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court. The members of the Court unanimously re-elected her to a one-year term. Chief Justice Lee has been a member of the Tennessee Supreme Court since 2008 and Chief Justice since September of last year.

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