October 28, 2024
As a newly appointed judge in the 19th Judicial District Chancery Court, Judge Kimberly Lund will get to do something she’s never done before in her legal career. I’m excited to work in the county where I live. I haven’t had that experience, so I’m looking forward to serving those folks. That…
October 23, 2024
Nashville, Tenn.- The Trial Court Vacancy Commission will consider five applicants when it meets November 12, 2024, in Sevierville to select nominees for a circuit court judge vacancy in the 4th Judicial District, which includes Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson, and Sevier counties. The applicants…
October 14, 2024
Knox County Criminal Court Judge Hector Sanchez was born in Texas and lived there until he was two years old. “At that point, my mother and biological father split up, so my mother took us back to where she grew up in Massachusetts,” said Judge Sanchez. “I lived in Massachusetts for my…
October 7, 2024
Judge Joshua Turnbow has the Great Recession in 2009 to thank for his legal career path.“I graduated in 2009 from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a finance degree,” said Judge Turnbow. “If you remember 2009, it was a really, really, really bad time to graduate in finance.”Instead of…
October 2, 2024
When Judge Adrienne Waters Ogle was appointed to the fourth judicial district circuit court by Governor Bill Lee, she became the first women to hold that position in the district. “I am just so honored and glad,” said Judge Ogle. “I hope that more women are appointed or run for election, and I…
September 25, 2024
Judge Curt Rose recently won a special election to fill the seat of second judicial district circuit court judge. He was sworn into office by Judge James Goodwin on August 29. Family in attendance included Judge Rose’s wife, children and grandmother.“I enjoyed the opportunity to have my family…
September 6, 2024
Judge Jennifer Nichols was sworn in as the newest circuit court judge for the 18th judicial district August 22 at the Sumner County Courthouse. Her 4-year-old granddaughter, Ann Campbell Boulki, held the Bible during the oath of office. “That was just beyond special,” said Judge Nichols. “She’…
August 26, 2024
Fourth Judicial District Circuit Court Judge O. Duane Slone died in a traffic accident on Aug. 25, 2024, in Jefferson County. He was 61 years old.Judge Slone, a former drug trafficking prosecutor, was first elected to the 4th Judicial District Circuit Court in 1998, and in 2009 he co-founded his…
July 18, 2024
Nashville, Tenn- The Trial Court Vacancy Commission met in Charlotte, Tennessee to select nominees for a circuit court judge int 23rd Judicial District which includes Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, and Stewart counties.
After holding a public hearing and conducting public interviews, the…
July 11, 2024
The Trial Court Vacancy Commission met today in Sevierville to consider eight applicants for a circuit court judge vacancy in the 4th Judicial District, which covers Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson and Sevier counties.
After holding a public hearing and conducting public interviews, the Commission…