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June 28, 2011
Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Sharon G. Lee presented the Tennessee Justice Center's Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award and Pro Bono Firm of the Year Award at a reception on June 17 at Legal Aid of East Tennessee in Chattanooga. Jeffrey C. Smith, partner in charge of the Memphis office of…
June 23, 2011
Nashville, Tenn. – Criminal Court Judge James C. Beasley Jr. of Memphis has been elected president of the 183-member Tennessee Judicial Conference (TJC), which includes all state appellate and trial court judges. Beasley succeeds Chancellor Skip Frierson, who serves 3rd Judicial District.“I’m truly…
June 21, 2011
More than 170 trial and appellate judges from across the state gathered in Chattanooga last week for the annual Tennessee Judicial Conference. The conference included continuing legal education on a wide range of topics such as workers’ compensation, judicial ethics and access to justice.The…
June 10, 2011
The Tennessee Supreme Court today upheld the Court of the Judiciary’s decision that Cocke County General Sessions Court Judge John A. Bell violated the Code of Judicial Conduct for taking too long to decide a personal injury case and…
June 6, 2011
Nashville, Tenn. – The Judicial Nominating Commission met in Nashville today to interview the ten applicants for the vacancy on the Court of Criminal Appeals created by the impending retirement of Judge David H. Welles.After holding a public hearing and an interview for each applicant, the Judicial…
June 7, 2011
The Court of the Judiciary today issued a public reprimand to Hawkins County Juvenile Court Judge James Taylor.The reprimand comes as a result of Judge Taylor making "an appearance before the County Commission of Hawkins County,…
June 3, 2011
The Tennnessee Supreme Court heard oral arguments at Tennessee Girls State on Thursday as part of the Court's SCALES program, which stands for Supreme Court Advancing Legal Education for Students.This was the first time the Court brought the SCALES program to Girls State, which was held at Lipscomb…
June 1, 2011
Tammy Harrington, the newly appointed circuit court judge in the 5th Judicial District, will be sworn in by Gov. Bill Haslam at a formal investiture ceremony at 9 a.m. on June 3 at the Blount County Justice Center in Maryville, Tenn. The public is invited to attend.The governor appointed Harrington…
June 1, 2011
Nashville, Tenn. – The Administrative Office of the Courts has received 43 applications for the five seats on the Judicial Nominating Commission that are set to expire on June 30, 2011. The Judicial Nominating Commission is the body that reviews and recommends applicants for vacancies on the…
May 31, 2011
Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Sharon Lee, a graduate of the University of Tennessee School of Law, was profiled in the most recent edition of Tennessee Alumnus magazine.Titled "Small Town to High Court", the article talks about Lee's…
May 31, 2011
Retired General Sessions Judge Danny Ray Bradley died Thursday, May 26, 2011, at his home in Waverly, Tenn. He was 62.Judge Bradley was a retired Lt. Col. in the Tennessee Army National Guard and was activated for Desert Storm.To read more about Judge Bradley, you can…
May 26, 2011
The Clerks of Court Conference was held in Franklin last week recently with more than 260 elected officials and deputies in attendance. Highlights of the program included a panel discussion on Providing Access to Justice for Pro Se Litigants and a presentation by the well-known motivational speaker…
May 24, 2011
More than 1,100 high school students participating in the upcoming Boys State and Girls State programs will hear oral arguments in Tennessee Supreme Court cases as part of the SCALES program, an acronym for the Supreme Court Advancing Legal Education for Students. SCALES is a Tennessee Supreme…
May 23, 2011
Retired Circuit Court Judge W. Dale Young died Saturday, May 21, at his home. He was 73.After 26 years on the bench, Judge Young recently retired as the Circuit Court Judge in the 5th Judicial District, which serves Blount County.Prior to his appointment on the bench, Young worked in private…
May 19, 2011
The Tennessee Judicial Conference Foundation has announced the establishment of a new scholarship for law school students at the University of Tennessee College of Law. The $1,000 legacy scholarship is funded by former Supreme Court Justice Penny White, who now serves as a law professor at the…
May 18, 2011
Hawkins County General Sessions Court Judge David Brand passed away today at age 72.Judge Brand served on the bench for 22 years, first as Hawkins County Juvenile Court Judge and then as Hawkins County General Sessions Court judge, a position he has held since 1993.We will provide information about…
May 13, 2011
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced Blount County Deputy District Attorney General Tammy Harrington as the new Fifth Judicial District Circuit Court Division One judge in Blount County.Harrington replaces Judge W. Dale Young who retired in January after a lengthy career on the…
May 12, 2011
Chief Justice Cornelia Clark presented awards to eight women who were chosen as Mothers of the Year by the Tennessee Justice Center, a nonprofit law and advocacy firm in Nashville. On May 5, the Tennessee Justice Center hosted the reception to honor these women for their persistence in…
May 10, 2011
On May 2, Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Sharon Lee visited the students of Brenda Mize’s Fifth Grade Class at Seymour Intermediate School in Seymour, Tenn., to teach them about the court system and help them prepare for their class mock trial.The class mock trial focused on…
May 9, 2011
More than 4,000 people in Washington County have received free legal assistance from a monthly pro bono clinic sponsored by the Washington County Bar Association.During the past two years, 35 attorneys have volunteered more than 2,000 hours of their time to assist financially-challenged individuals…