Advisory Commission on the Rules of Practice & Procedure

Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-3-601 -- The Advisory Commission on the Rules of Practice and Procedure meets periodically to study and make recommendations as to court rules on practice and procedure. The commission members are appointed by the Supreme Court.

MEMBERS

Chair
Wayne A. Ritchie,II, Esq.
Knoxville, TN

Vice Chair
Andree Blumstein, Esq.
Nashville, TN

 

Kathryn Barnett, Esq.
Nashville, TN

Brandon E. Bass, Esq.
Brentwood, TN

James Bowman, Esq.
Johnson City, TN

Bo Burk, Esq.
Somerville, TN

Donald Capparella, Esq.
Nashville, TN

Wade Davies, Esq.
Knoxville, TN

Doug Halijan, Esq.
Memphis, TN

W. Aaron Hall, Esq.
Memphis, TN

Sarah Keith, Esq.
Clinton, TN

F. Dulin Kelly, Esq.
Hendersonville, TN

Representative William Lamberth, Esq.
Nashville, TN

Alex Little, Esq.
Nashville, TN

Lacey E. Mase, Esq.
Nashville, TN

Rachel M. Moses, Esq. 
Cookeville, TN

David O’Neil, Esq.
Brentwood, TN

Amber G. Shaw, Esq.
Covington, TN

W. Scott Sims, Esq.

Nashville, TN    
Christopher T. Varner, Esq.

Chattanooga, TN

Allan Wade, Esq.
Memphis, TN

Judicial Liaisons:
Chancellor William Cole
Atoka, TN

Judge Kristi Davis
Knoxville, TN

Judge Tom Greenholtz
Chattanooga, TN

Judge Jennifer L. Smith
Nashville, TN

Juvenile Court Liaison:
Judge Rachel Jackson
Ripley, TN

Supreme Court Liaison:
Justice Dwight Tarwater
Knoxville, TN

Reporter:
M. Clark Spoden, Esq.
Nashville, TN
Appointed by: Supreme Court

Assigned Staff Attorney (Criminal):
Elizabeth Ryan, Esq.
Nashville, TN 
Email: elizabeth.ryan@tncourts.gov

Assigned Staff Attorney (Civil):
Edmund S. Sauer, 
Nashville, TN 
Email: edmund.sauer@tncourts.gov

AOC Staff Contact:
Michelle Consiglio-Young, Esq.
Administrative Office of the Courts
Director and Counsel,  Intergovernmental Affairs Division
511 Union Street, Suite 600
Nashville, TN 37219
Phone: (615) 741-2687 ext. 3150
Email:  Michelle.Consiglio-Young@tncourts.gov