Court of Appeals
Created by the General Assembly in 1925, the Court of Appeals hears appeals in civil—or non-criminal—cases from trial courts and certain state boards and commissions. The court has 12 members who sit in panels of three. The panels meet monthly in Jackson, Knoxville and Nashville. When necessary, the court may meet in alternate locations. Learn more here.
May 17, 2013
Dignitaries including Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Gary R. Wade will gather in Morristown Tuesday for the investiture of Tennessee’s newest Court of Appeals judge,...
March 4, 2013
Tennessee Court of Appeals Judge Frank G. Clement joined other state and local officials last week for Read Me Week 2013, a week-long event highlighting the importance and fun of reading. Judge...
February 12, 2013
Chief Justice Wade will swear in the newest member of the Tennessee Court of Appeals Thursday at the Supreme Court Building in Knoxville.Chancellor Thomas R. “Skip” Frierson will officially become...
February 8, 2013
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today appointed Thomas R. “Skip” Frierson, II as a judge for the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Eastern Section.Frierson replaces the Hon. Judge Herschel P. Franks, who...
January 29, 2013
The Honorable Charles D. Susano, Jr., of Knoxville, has been elected by his peers to be Presiding Judge of the Tennessee Court of Appeals succeeding the Honorable Herschel P. Franks of Chattanooga,...
Recent Opinions
| In Re: Taylor H., et al | 05/22/13 |
| In Re: Estate of John Leonard Burke | 05/21/13 |
| Ruby Blackmon v. Eaton Electrical, et al. | 05/17/13 |
| Tyrone Spates v. Tracy Howell and Robert Preston | 05/16/13 |
| Robert Trey Wood, III v. Jennifer Rose Wood | 05/16/13 |
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