Press Releases

June 25, 2015

The Tennessee Supreme Court has affirmed multiple convictions stemming from a domestic incident in which Terrence Feaster inflicted serious injuries upon his then-girlfriend, Molly Kate McWhirter, at her Knox County residence.

In May of 2012, Feaster accompanied McWhirter to a sports bar…



June 23, 2015

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has appointed James Edwin Lauderback of Johnson City as Circuit Court Judge in the First Judicial District.

The position became open with the retirement of Judge Thomas J. Seeley Jr. effective June 30.  The district includes Johnson, Carter, Washington and…



June 18, 2015

The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments is again accepting applications for a criminal court judge vacancy in the 11th Judicial District – Hamilton County. The vacancy was created by the retirement of Judge Rebecca J. Stern effective June 1.

Pursuant to an executive…