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November 4, 2024
Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee Supreme Court has one case set for its November 6, 2024 docket in Jackson, Tennessee. The case will be heard at the Tennessee Supreme Court building in Jackson, beginning at 1:00 p.m. CDT. The case will be livestreamed to the TNCourts YouTube page at:…
November 4, 2024
Nashville, Tenn – Today the Tennessee Supreme Court ordered a change in the classification of contact information that attorneys provide to the Board of Professional Responsibility (Board). The change pertains to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 10.1, and will classify personal contact…
October 28, 2024
Nashville, Tenn. - Today the Tennessee Supreme Court issued an order allowing out-of-state lawyers to temporarily offer their services, free of charge, to residents affected by severe flooding in East Tennessee. The…
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 25, 2024
Nashville, Tenn. - The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments will consider six applicants when it meets November 18, 2024, in Jackson, to select nominees for the Court of Appeals Western Section.The applicants are:…
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 21, 2024
20th Judicial District General Sessions Court Judge Ana Escobar grew up in Nashville, Tennessee and has called Music City home for the past 51 years.“I went to high school here. I went to Vanderbilt,” said Judge Escobar. “I didn’t really know what I wanted to do after I went to Vanderbilt, so I…
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 14, 2024
The Board of Judicial Conduct has issued a Public Reprimand for General Sessions Judge R. Steven Randolph. Read the Board's Public Reprimand here.
October 9, 2024
Nashville, Tenn- The Tennessee Supreme Court today held that a party could not recover attorney’s fees under the Tennessee Public Participation Act (“TPPA”) after the original lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed. The TPPA is Tennessee’s version of an anti-SLAPP statute. SLAPP stands for “…
October 7, 2024
Nashville, Tenn- The Trial Court Vacancy Commission is currently accepting applications to fill the vacancy in the 4th Judicial District Circuit Court following the death of Judge O. Duane Slone on August 24, 2024. The 4th Judicial District includes Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson, and Sevier…
October 7, 2024
Nashville, Tenn. – The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments is now accepting applications for the vacancy on the Court of Criminal Appeals following the death of Judge James Curwood Witt, Jr., on August 17, 2024. …
October 7, 2024
Nashville, Tenn- The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments is now accepting applications to initiate the process of filling a vacancy on the Western Section of the Court of Appeals that will occur January 4, 2025 following the retirement of Judge Arnold B. Goldin. …
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 4, 2024
Nashville, Tenn - The Tennessee Supreme Court has activated a limited disaster plan for all the trial courts in the First, Second, Third…
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 27, 2024
Shelby County General Sessions Judge Deborah Means Henderson was honored with the Leon Ruben Award for Excellence at the fall Tennessee General Sessions Judges Conference (TGSJC) this week.During the award presentation, outgoing conference president Judge James Y. Ross described Judge Means…
September 26, 2024
Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee Supreme Court has one case set for its October 3, 2024 docket in Nashville, Tennessee. The case will be heard at the Tennessee Supreme Court building in Nashville, beginning at 9:00 a.m. CDT. The cases will be livestreamed to the TNCourts YouTube page at…
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 11, 2024
Judge Stephanie J. Williams was elected on Aug. 1, 2024 to serve as Circuit Court Judge for the 20th Judicial District. She fills the vacancy created by the passing of Judge Philip E. Smith, in September 2022. Fittingly, Judge Smith served as Judge Williams’ longtime mentor and was instrumental in…