Press Releases

December 18, 2020

Not cold weather, sleet, or COVID-19 could stop judges and attorneys in the 30th Judicial District from collecting food for those in need this holiday season.

Usually 30th Judicial District Circuit Judge Valerie Smith holds a food drive at her home as part of an…



December 17, 2020

The Tennessee Supreme Court has unanimously held that Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.—drug companies that manufacture prescription opioids—may be sued by babies harmed by their mothers’ use of opioids. Under the Tennessee Drug Dealer…



December 16, 2020

The Board of Judicial Conduct has issued a Public Reprimand for Lewis County General Sessions and Juvenile Judge Michael Hinson. Read the Board's Public Reprimand here.