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The Tennessee Supreme Court is the state’s court of last resort. The five Supreme Court justices may accept appeals of civil and criminal cases from lower state courts. Th ey also interpret the laws and constitutions of Tennessee and the United States. The Supreme Court may assume jurisdiction over undecided cases in the Court of Appeals or Court of Criminal Appeals when there is special need for an expedited decision. Read more here.
February 10, 2012
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor delivered the 21st Annual Windham Lecture in Liberal Arts to an overflow crowd at MTSU’s Wright Music Building on Wednesday, February 8. After...
February 3, 2012
Chief Justice Cornelia A. Clark was the keynote speaker at the Greene County Drug Court Graduation ceremony held on January 19th, 2012 at the Greene County Courthouse. Chief Justice Clark,...
January 18, 2012
Plans are underway for a Judicial Family Reunion of all persons who've worked in the Nashville Supreme Court Building as part of the 75th Anniversary of the dedication of the building in December...
January 4, 2012
Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Supreme Court has adopted a comprehensive revision to the Code of Judicial Conduct, which sets forth the ethics rules for Tennessee judges. The new Code of Judicial...
December 21, 2011
Chief Justice Cornelia A. Clark spoke to a legal research and reasoning class at Lipscomb University on November 29, 2011. During the class, Clark spoke to the students about access to justice...
December 21, 2011
Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Sharon G. Lee administered the oath of office to Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero Saturday. With Saturday's inaguration ceremony, Rogero became Knoxville's first female...
December 21, 2011
Supreme Court Justice Sharon G. Lee and Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Norma McGee Ogle met with Loudon County Girl Scout Troop 20654 when they visited the Knoxville Supreme Court building on...
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