Press Releases

July 7, 2015

A newly established advisory commission of eight leading attorneys from across Tennessee and an appellate court judge will provide input for processes and procedures for the state’s Business Court Pilot Project.

Members of the Commission are:

Judge Neal…



July 6, 2015

Ten attorneys have applied in a second round of interviews for the Hamilton County Criminal Court judge position that became vacant June 1 upon the retirement of The Honorable Rebecca Stern.

The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments previously met on April 9 and considered…



July 2, 2015

The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a challenge by death row inmates to electrocution as an alternative execution method is premature and therefore unripe for resolution by the courts at this time.

In a unanimous opinion, the Court determined that the issue is not “ripe” because…