The Court of Criminal Appeals was created by the legislature in 1967 to hear trial court appeals in felony and misdemeanor cases, as well as post-conviction petitions. The Tennessee General Assembly increased the membership of the court from nine to 12 on Sept. 1, 1996. Learn more here.
Court of Criminal Appeals
October 15, 2023
The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals held oral arguments for its September Knoxville docket at the University of Tennessee College of Law. Judges Timothy Easter, Jill…
June 27, 2023
The Court of Criminal Appeals has…
November 22, 2022
The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments met today to consider nine applicants for the Court of Criminal Appeals vacancy in the Western Section. After holding a…
November 01, 2022
At the request of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, the Tennessee Judicial Conference Foundation (TJCF) established a scholarship in honor of the late Court of…
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