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	05/05/22 - Notice of 2022 Appellate Rules Package Ratification by the TN Legislature

Supreme Court
Rule 7: Licensing of Attorneys.	03/14/22 - Supreme Court Order Amending SCT Rule 7 SECTION 10.01(h) ADM2022-00320
Rule 8: Rules of Professional Conduct.	05/12/22 - Tennessee Supreme Court Order Amending Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 8, RPC 5.4(a)(6) and RPC 7.6(b)(5)- ADM2021-01008
Rule 8: Rules of Professional Conduct.	11/15/22 - Supreme Court Order Housekeeping Amendments to Rule 8
Rule 9: Disciplinary Enforcement.	03/24/22 - Supreme Court Order Adopting Amendment of SCT Rule 9 ADM2022-00374
Rule 9: Disciplinary Enforcement.	07/28/22 - Supreme Court Order Amending SCT Rule 9 - ADM2022-01022 Section 8.1 Effective July 28, 2022
Rule 9: Disciplinary Enforcement.	09/21/22 - Supreme Court Order Amending SCT Rules 9 & 25 ADM2022-00281
Rule 9: Disciplinary Enforcement.	09/21/22 - Order Amending SCT Rules 9 & 25 ADM2022-00281
Rule 10: Code of Judicial Conduct.	08/31/22 - Supreme Court Order Amending Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 10B under ADM2022-00355
Rule 21: Rule for Mandatory Continuing Legal Education.	04/14/22 - Supreme Court Order Denying Amendments SCT Rule 21, Section 3.01(a) - ADM2020-01159
Rule 21: Rule for Mandatory Continuing Legal Education.	06/14/22 - Supreme Court Order Soliciting Comments to Proposed Amendments of SCT Rule 21 - ADM2022-00781 Sections 3.01(c), 4.02(c)
Rule 21: Rule for Mandatory Continuing Legal Education.	06/14/22 - Comments to SCT Order of Proposed Amendments of SCT Rule 21 - ADM2022-00781 Sections 3.01(c), 4.02(c)
Rule 21: Rule for Mandatory Continuing Legal Education.	11/01/22 - Supreme Court Order Amending SCT Rule 21 ADM-2022-00781 Sections 3.01(c), 4.02(c)
Rule 25: Tennessee Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection.	11/17/22 - Supreme Court Order Amending SCT Rule 25, Section 5.01 - ADM2022-01601
Rule 31: Alternative Dispute Resolution - Mediation.	12/12/22 - Rule 31: Supreme Court ORDER Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education - ADM2022-00001
Rule 31: Alternative Dispute Resolution - Mediation.	12/12/22 - Rule 31: Advisory Commission on the Rules of Practice and Procedure ORDER - ADM2022-00001
Rule 46: Electronic Filing.	07/07/22 - Supreme Court Order Amending SCT Rule 46 ADM2022-00856 Effective July 1, 2022
Rule 54: Rule for Special Three-Judge Panels	12/21/22 - Order Adopting Rule 54 of the Tennessee Supreme Court for Special Three-Judge Panels ADM2021-00663
Rule 55.01: Entry.	06/15/22 - Rule 55: Petition to Propose SCT Rule 55 to Require Conservatorship Across the State of Tennessee - ADM2022-00797
Rule 55.01: Entry.	08/04/22 - RULE 55: Motion in Opposition to Proposed SCT Rule 55 to Require Conservatorship Across the State of Tennessee - ADM2022-00797
Rule 55.01: Entry.	08/15/22 - RULE 55: Comments on Petition to Propose SCT Rule 55 to Require Conservatorship Across the State of Tennessee - ADM2022-00797
Rule 55.01: Entry.	10/10/22 - RULE 55: ORDER to Deny Proposed SCT Rule 55 to Require Conservatorship Across the State of Tennessee - ADM2022-00797