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May 16, 2024
The Tennessee Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on May 22, 2024, before an accomplished group of rising high school seniors at the Tennessee American Legion Boys State at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville. The event is part of the Court’s SCALES program, which stands for…
May 1, 2024
The Tennessee Supreme Court and the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) appreciate the work of the General Assembly in the 2024 Legislative Session, especially the approval of $8.6 million in additional funding for indigent representation which will allow the Judicial Branch to take an…
April 30, 2024
Chief Deputy Clerk Lisa Marsh remembers her first day working in the clerk’s office of the Tennessee Supreme Court, 25 years ago.
“I didn’t even know where the Supreme Court Building was in downtown Nashville.”
What she knew for sure was that she had an interest in the law and this was the right…
April 22, 2024
The Tennessee Supreme Court announced, today, that starting with the July 2027 administration of the bar examination, law school graduates applying to become licensed attorneys in Tennessee will take the “NextGen Bar Exam” rather than the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE), which has been used in…
April 8, 2024
Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Supreme Court today held that a plaintiff may go forward with claims of direct negligence against a business even after the business admits it is indirectly liable for any negligence of its employee. The Court also held that a plaintiff may assert concurrent…
April 4, 2024
The University of Memphis honored Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Roger A. Page as an Outstanding Law Alumni for his service to the state's highest court. Page was presented the honor by University of Memphis Provost David Russomanno on behalf of President Bill Hardgrave in the Historic Courtroom…
April 1, 2024
The Tennessee Supreme Court will be at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law to hear three cases in the Historic Courtroom April 3, 2024. The first two cases will be heard at 9:00 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. CST, respectively, while the third case will be heard at 1:15 p.m. CST.
The…
March 7, 2024
The Tennessee Supreme Court has abolished a common law rule that required testimony of a criminal defendant’s accomplice to be supported by other evidence. The Court’s opinion abolished the accomplice-corroboration rule prospectively, which means only in future cases. As part of that…
February 20, 2024
The Tennessee Supreme Court has two cases set for its February 21, 2024 docket. The two cases will be heard in Nashville, Tennessee, beginning at 9:00 a.m. CST. The cases will be livestreamed to the TNCourts YouTube page at: www.youtube.com/@TNCourts/featured. The details of the…
February 16, 2024
The Tennessee Supreme Court today held that an arbitration agreement signed by a power of attorney as part of the paperwork for admittance to an assisted living facility was not a health care decision because it was optional and not required for admission. The Court also concluded that the next of…
February 16, 2024
The Tennessee Supreme Court today reversed the decision of a Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility hearing panel suspending the law license of Nashville attorney Brian Manookian and instead permanently disbarred Mr. Manookian. The Court held that, after Mr. Manookian’s continuing,…
February 6, 2024
The Tennessee Supreme Court today upheld eleven convictions stemming from a string of robberies that occurred in Nashville over the course of a month. However, the Court reversed a twelfth conviction and remanded for a new trial on that charge, holding that the trial court erred in denying a…
February 4, 2024
Last week the Tennessee Supreme Court hosted state supreme court chief justices from around the country as the Conference of Chief Justices held its Mid-Year Meeting in Nashville.
While normally only the chief justice from each state attends CCJ conferences, all five Tennessee Supreme Court…
February 1, 2024
Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the appointment of Judge Mary L. Wagner to the Tennessee Supreme Court.
“Mary is a highly qualified judge who will bring significant experience to the Tennessee Supreme Court,” Governor Lee said. “Her understanding and respect for the rule of law and…
January 25, 2024
The Tennessee Supreme Court today upheld the decisions of a Board of Professional Responsibility Hearing Panel and chancery court to permanently disbar attorney Thomas Fleming Mabry.
In 2019, the Board of Professional Responsibility filed a petition for discipline against Mr. Mabry based on his…
January 4, 2024
The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments met today to consider six applicants for an upcoming vacancy on the Tennessee Supreme Court. The vacancy was created by the upcoming retirement of the Honorable Roger A. Page, effective August 31, 2024.
After holding a public hearing and conducting…
December 1, 2023
The Tennessee judiciary is reflecting on the legacy of the late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who passed away on December 1, 2023, at the age of 93. Justice O’Connor made history in 1981 when she was the first female appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States. Justice O’Connor was also a…
November 30, 2023
The Tennessee Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases at the University of Tennessee at Martin on Wednesday December 6, 2023, as part of its SCALES program. SCALES, which stands for Supreme Court Advancing Legal Education for Students, is an initiative launched by the Tennessee…
November 27, 2023
The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments is now accepting applications for the Supreme Court vacancy that will be created by the retirement of the Honorable Roger A. Page, effective August 31, 2024.
Any interested applicant must be a licensed attorney who is at least 35 years of age, a…
November 20, 2023
Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Roger A. Page has notified Governor Bill Lee that he will retire on August 31, 2024. Justice Page was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2016, serving as Chief Justice from 2021 to 2023. As Chief Justice, he helped secure substantial funding to implement enterprise e-…