10 Attorneys Apply for Davidson County Circuit Court Vacancy

Nashville, Tenn. – Ten attorneys have applied to fill the Circuit Court vacancy in the 20th Judicial District, which serves Davidson County. The vacancy was created by the impending retirement of Circuit Court Judge Barbara Haynes.

The Judicial Nominating Commission will hold a public meeting to interview the following candidates:

Cynthia Jane Bohn
Private Practice
Cynthia J. Bohn & Associates
Nashville, TN

John Winston Heacock
Private Practice
Nashville, TN

Marian L. Kohl
Special Master/Judicial Clerk
First Circuit Court – Judge Hamilton Gayden
Nashville, TN

Stanley A. Kweller
Private Practice
Jackson, Kweller, McKinney, Warden, Lewis & Hayes
Nashville, TN

John Richard Manson
Special Master
8th Circuit Court in Davidson County
Nashville, TN

Mary Ashley Nichols
Special Master
Davidson County Circuit Courts
Nashville, TN

Phillip Robinson
Private Practice
Nashville, TN

W. Scott Rosenberg
Magistrate
Juvenile Court of Davidson County
Nashville, TN

Joycelyn Stevenson
Partner
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP
Nashville, TN

Keith Alan Turner
Private Practice
Nashville, TN

The application for each candidate is available on our website at www.tncourts.gov.

The public hearing will be held on Monday, December 5, at 9 a.m. CDT in Nashville. During the public hearing, attorneys and members of the public may express their approval or objections to the candidates.

Following the public hearing, the commission will interview each applicant before recommending three candidates to the governor. Members of the public are invited to attend both the public hearing and the interviews.

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