The Third Judicial District Recovery Court was awarded a federal grant from the United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for just under $2 million. The grant will be distributed over five years to serve all four …
Nashville, Tenn. – Because the Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments received only three applications to fill the vacancy in the Court of Criminal Appeals, Eastern Section, the Council will not hold a meeting and will instead forward the three …
Wayne County General Sessions & Juvenile Court Judge James Y. Ross received the Sharon G. Lee Award of Excellence at the 2024 Annual Tennessee Municipal Court Judges Conference. “Thank you, everybody,” said Judge Ross. “I will say it’s always best to …
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Nashville, Tenn- The Tennessee Supreme Court today issued an Opinion in Case v. Wilmington, involving a man who claimed he experienced “wrongful foreclosure” of his property. In the Opinion, the Court held that state law does not recognize a common law …
Nashville, Tenn. – The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments will consider three applicants when it meets Thursday, December 5, 2024, in Knoxville to select nominees for the Court of Appeals Eastern Section. The applicants are: Bryce W. McKenzie …
Nashville, Tenn. – The Trial Court Vacancy Commission met in Sevierville, Tennessee to select nominees for a circuit court judge in the 4th Judicial District, which includes Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson, and Sevier counties. After holding a public hearing …
Nashville, Tenn. - Today the Tennessee Supreme Court appointed Judge David Briley of the First Circuit Court in Davidson County to serve as chief judge of the special three-judge panel in IAN HUNTER LUCAS, v. TENNESSEE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION, and STEVEN …
Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee Supreme Court has extended a limited disaster plan for all the trial courts in the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Judicial Districts following severe flooding that occurred September 26 and 27, 2024 in the wake of …
21st District Circuit Court Judge David Veile was elected to the bench on Aug. 1, 2024, filling the seat of retired Judge Michael Binkley. “I think I may hold the title of most nominated. I’m four out of four for nominations and the least appointed with …
Hamilton County General Sessions Court Judge Tori Smith’s quest to become a judge started after watching a popular kids’ television show when she was eight years old. “It’s probably something I should stop saying, but it genuinely was from an episode of …
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. …
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 …
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 Order follows a joint request from …
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 …
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: Tony A. Childress Steven W. …
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 …
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 …
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. “ …
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