Attorneys interested in filling a 23rd Judicial District vacancy being created by the retirement of Circuit Court Judge Allen Wallace must apply by the end of the business day Jan. 23 to be considered, Cornelia Clark, administrative director of the courts, said Tuesday. The district includes Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys and Stewart counties.
Wallace has agreed to serve as one of four senior judges in the state effective Feb. 1, Clark said. Senior judges are appointed by the Tennessee Supreme Court to two or four-year terms. The retired trial and appellate court judges may be assigned on a temporary basis to any state court.
Applications to succeed Wallace as Circuit Court judge are available from the Administrative Office of the Courts, 511 Union Street, Suite 600, Nashville 37219 or by calling Lisa Hazlett at 615-741-2687. Applications also can be downloaded and printed from the court system website at www.tsc.state.tn.us. The original and 18 copies must be submitted to the Tennessee Judicial Selection Commission through the Administrative Office of the Courts.
The 17-member commission will meet at 9 a.m. Feb. 6 at the Renaissance Center in Dickson to conduct a public hearing and interview applicants. The commission will submit three names to incoming Gov. Phil Bredesen, who may appoint one of the recommended applicants. The position will then be on the ballot in 2004, the next biennial August election, to fill out the remainder of the full eight-year term ending in 2006.