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October 28, 2009
Earlier this month, Tennessee hosted high court judges, justices and state administrators from eight states for the 3rd annual Southern Region High Court Conference.The conference, which was held October 8 – 10 in Nashville, Tenn., featured an array of educational programs centered around the…
October 28, 2009
Nashville, Tenn. – The Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications for the judicial vacancy in the 30th Judicial District created by the retirement of Judge D’Army Bailey. The commission has voted to re-open the application process due to the lack of a sufficient number of…
January 1, 2009
The Tennessee Judicial Conference (TJC), an organization composed of all state trial and appellate judges, held its fall conference in Murfreesboro from October 17 to 19, 2009. The Conference offers continuing judicial education for judges, and by statute, it meets to consider judges’ official…
November 3, 2009
Nashville, Tenn. – Three Tennessee trial court judges completed the General Jurisdiction course at the National Judicial College in Reno, Nev.Judge Joe Binkley, of the 20th Judicial District Circuit Court in Nashville; Judge David Earl Durham of the 15th Judicial District Circuit Court (Jackson,…
November 16, 2009
Nashville – The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, in partnership with the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts, has been awarded $196,742 for a Mental Health Criminal Justice Collaboration Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance.The grant will be…
November 23, 2009
Memphis – The Memphis Bar Association’s Young Lawyers’ Division honored Circuit Judge Lorrie Ridder with the 2009 Chancellor Charles A. Rond Award for Outstanding Judge of the Year at their annual meeting on November 19. Ridder was one of five Shelby County judges who were nominated for the award.…
December 1, 2009
The deadline to submit applications for the 30th Judicial District Circuit Court vacancy, created by the retirement of Judge D'Army Bailey, has passed. The following 12 people submitted an application for consideration. The commission will meet at 8:30 a.m. CST on Saturday, December 19, 2009, at…
December 21, 2009
The Judicial Nominating Commission met in Memphis on Saturday, December 19, 2009, to review the 12 applicants for the judicial vacancy in the 30th Judicial District created by the retirement of Judge D'Army Bailey. After holding a public hearing and interview for each applicant, the Judicial…
January 7, 2010
Former Chief Justice Barker was honored at a portrait unveiling ceremony Wednesday at the Hamilton County Courthouse in Chattanooga. Barker, a native of Chattanooga, retired from the Tennessee Supreme Court in September 2008 after a judicial career spanning 25 years.The portrait of Barker, which…
January 26, 2010
Nashville, Tenn. – The Administrative Office of the Courts is now accepting applications for the Judicial Nominating Commission vacancy created by the resignation of Chairman David Bautista. Commission Vice Chairman Bill Young will assume Bautista’s duties as Chairman until a new Chairperson is…
February 1, 2010
Nashville, Tenn. – The Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications for the vacancy in the 11th Judicial District Chancery Court created by the impending retirement of Chancellor Howell Peoples. At its meeting Friday, the Judicial Nominating Commission approved a new judicial…
February 10, 2010
Nashville, Tenn. – More than 600 high school students from Rutherford and Cannon counties will hear oral arguments in three Tennessee Supreme Court cases on Friday, February 12, as part of a program designed to educate young Tennesseans about the judicial branch of government.Students and their…
February 11, 2010
Now Accepting Public Comments on ApplicantsNashville, Tenn. – The Administrative Office of the Courts has received 17 applications for the Judicial Nominating Commission vacancy created by the resignation of David Bautista. Members of the public have 14 days to offer comments about the applicants.…
February 23, 2010
Nashville, Tenn. – The Judicial Nominating Commission met in Chattanooga today to review the 11 applicants for the judicial vacancy in the 11th Judicial District created by the impending retirement of Chancellor Howell Peoples. After holding a public hearing and interview for each applicant, the…
March 4, 2010
Nashville, Tenn. – The Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission has released its formal evaluations today for Supreme Justice Sharon Lee and Court of Appeals Judge John McClarty, who stand for election in August. The Commission unanimously voted to recommend both Lee and McClarty for retention.…
March 5, 2009
RHYNETTE NORTHCROSS HURD
TO FILL VACANCY IN THE 30TH JUDICIAL DISTRICTNASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen today appointed Rhynette Northcross Hurd of Collierville, Tenn., to the Tennessee Circuit Court for the 30th Judicial District, Division VIII. Hurd will fill a vacancy created by the retirement…
March 8, 2010
Nashville, Tenn. – The Court of the Judiciary, the body charged with overseeing the ethical conduct of judges, is seeking applicants for its chief disciplinary counsel position.Steve Daniel, who currently holds the position, will be stepping down as chief disciplinary counsel when his contract ends…
March 18, 2010
Chief Justice Holder to Preside Over Championship RoundNashville, Tenn. – Twenty-four Tennessee judges, including Chief Justice Janice M. Holder, will preside over the 30th annual Tennessee State High School Mock Trial Competition this weekend. Judges from across the state will join more than 200…
January 1, 2010
Nashville, Tenn. – Ten Memphis-area judges, including Chief Justice Janice M. Holder, will volunteer at the 2010 American Mock Trial Association National Championship Tournament April 16-18. The competition, hosted by Rhodes College, will be held in courtrooms at the Shelby County Courthouse and…
January 1, 2010
Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee court system has published a database of trial judge statistics on its Web site today. While the courts have long shared filing and disposition data by Judicial District, this is the first time the court system has published statistical information by individual…