The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments operates under the authority of Executive Order No. 87. When there is a vacancy to be filled on the appellate courts, Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, or the Tennessee Claims Commission, the Council will accept applications from interested parties, interview the applicants and then make a recommendation to the Governor for consideration.
COUNCIL CHAIR
Lang Wiseman, Esq.
First Horizon Corporation
511 Union Street, 4th Floor
Nashville, TN 37219
Phone: (901) 523-4760
E-mail: lang.wiseman@firsthorizon.com
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Donald J. Aho, Esq.
Miller & Martin PLLC
Volunteer Building Suite 1200
832 Georgia Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Phone: (423) 785-8239
E-mail: don.aho@millermartin.com
Betsy Beck, Esq.
Kramer Rayson LLP
800 South Gay Street, Suite 2500
Knoxville, TN 37929
Phone: (865) 525-5134
E-mail: bbeck@kramer-rayson.com
Matthew Dowty, Esq.
Office of the Tennessee Attorney General
Senior Assistant Attorney General
40 S. Main Street, Suite 1014
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: (901) 543-9039
E-mail: matthew.dowty@ag.tn.gov
Elizabeth Ellen Foy, Esq.
Deputy General Counsel
Tennessee Department of Correction
Rachel Jackson Building
320 6th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 393-4670
E-mail: elizabeth.foy@tn.gov
Mitch Graves
West Cancer Center and Research Institute
7945 Wolf River Blvd
3rd Floor Administration
Germantown, TN 38138
Phone: (901) 683-0055
E-mail: mgraves@westclinic.com
Carlin C. Hess, Esq.
Office of the District Attorney General
21st Judicial District
1441 N. Hwy. 96 West, Suite 2
Box 312
Franklin, TN 37064
Phone: (615) 794-7275
E-mail: cchess@tndagc.org
Jimmie Carpenter Miller, Esq.
Hunter Smith Davis
1212 North Eastman Road
Kingsport, TN 37664
Phone: (423) 378-8852
E-mail: jmiller@HSDLAW.com
Todd Skelton, Esq.
HF Capital, LLC
510 Union Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone: (865) 500-4323
E-mail: tskelton@hfcapital.com
Terica Smith, Esq.
Madison County
Deputy Mayor and Director of Human Resources
100 E. Main St.
Jackson, TN 38301
Phone: (731) 423-6056
E-mail: tsmith@madisoncountytn.gov
Per Executive Order No. 87, Section 2, a successor to one (1) vacant Council seat is pending appointment.
AOC STAFF
John Jefferson, Esq.
Administrative Office of the Courts
Assistant General Counsel
511 Union Street, Suite 600
Nashville, TN 37219
Phone: (615) 741-2687
Fax: (615) 741-6285
E-mail: John.Jefferson@tncourts.gov