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August 26, 2013
Attorney W. Neal McBrayer, of Brentwood, has been appointed to fill the vacancy in the Tennessee Court of Appeals Middle Section created by the retirement of Presiding Judge Patricia J. Cottrell, who revealed earlier this year she will not seek re-election in 2014.Gov. Bill Haslam announced his…
June 29, 2013
The Judicial Nominating Commission met on June 27 in Chattanooga, June 28 in Nashville, and June 29 in Jackson to hold public hearings and conduct interviews of candidates for the upcoming Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals and Court of Appeals vacancies.After interviewing a total of 35 candidates…
June 28, 2013
The Judicial Nominating Commission met on June 28, 2013 in Nashville, Tenn., to hold a public hearing and conduct interviews of candidates for the upcoming Court of Appeals vacancy in the Middle Grand Division.After interviewing the 10 candidates and conducting several rounds of voting, the…
June 27, 2013
Tennessee Court of Appeals Judge Richard H. Dinkins spoke recently to a dozen participants in the Nashville Bar Association High School Internship Program.Judge Dinkins, who has participated in the program for several years, hosted lunch and invited the students into the court chambers, where he…
June 19, 2013
The Judicial Nominating Commission will consider ten applicants when it meets later this month in Jackson to select nominees for the upcoming vacancy on the Tennessee Court of Appeals Western Section.The opening is the result of Court of Appeals Judge Alan E. Highers informing Gov. Bill Haslam that…
June 12, 2013
Three judges, one magistrate and 21 attorneys have applied to fill anticipated 2014 vacancies on the Tennessee Court of Appeals and Court of Criminal Appeals.The openings are the result of announcements by Court of Appeals Judge Patricia Cottrell and Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Joseph Tipton…
June 4, 2013
Nashville, Tenn. – Court of Appeals Judge Alan E. Highers has notified Gov. Bill Haslam that he will not seek re-election when his term expires August 31, 2014.The decision creates a vacancy in Western Section of the Court of Appeal as of September 1, 2014. Due to the June 30, 2013 expiration of…
May 24, 2013
Nashville, Tenn. – The Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications for the judicial vacancies on the Court of Appeals and the Court of Criminal Appeals. The vacancies will be created September 1, 2014 when the terms of Judge Patricia J. Cottrell and Judge Joseph M. Tipton expire.…
May 24, 2013
Court of Appeals Judge Patricia J. Cottrell and Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Joseph M. Tipton have notified Gov. Bill Haslam that they will not be seeking retention in the August 2014 election.The announcements create vacancies on the two appeals courts as of September 1, 2014 and the Judicial…
May 17, 2013
Dignitaries including Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Gary R. Wade will gather in Morristown Tuesday for the investiture of Tennessee’s newest Court of Appeals judge, Thomas R. Frierson, II.The ceremony will take place on Tuesday, May 21 at 9:45 a.m. at Morristown-…
March 4, 2013
Tennessee Court of Appeals Judge Frank G. Clement joined other state and local officials last week for Read Me Week 2013, a week-long event highlighting the importance and fun of reading. Judge Clement visited Shwab Elementary School in Nashville and read to third graders in the Reading Room.…
February 12, 2013
Chief Justice Wade will swear in the newest member of the Tennessee Court of Appeals Thursday at the Supreme Court Building in Knoxville.Chancellor Thomas R. “Skip” Frierson will officially become Appeals Court Judge Frierson at 2 p.m. Thursday, February 14Frierson was appointed last week by Gov.…
February 8, 2013
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today appointed Thomas R. “Skip” Frierson, II as a judge for the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Eastern Section.Frierson replaces the Hon. Judge Herschel P. Franks, who retired at the end of 2012.“Skip Frierson has spent the last 23 years serving in public office in East…
January 29, 2013
The Honorable Charles D. Susano, Jr., of Knoxville, has been elected by his peers to be Presiding Judge of the Tennessee Court of Appeals succeeding the Honorable Herschel P. Franks of Chattanooga, who retired at the end of 2012.With Susano’s election, the three Tennessee appellate courts – the…
November 16, 2012
The Judicial Nominating Commission met in Chattanooga today to review the 11 applicants for the Court of Appeals Eastern Section vacancy which serves 13 judicial districts in east Tennessee. The vacancy was created by the retirement of Court of Appeals Judge Herschel P. Franks on December 31, 2012…
November 16, 2012
Members of the judiciary and legal profession honored Judge Herschel P. Franks for his years of service to the state judiciary.
Supreme Court Justice Sharon. G. Lee presented a plaque to Judge Franks, who is retiring at the end of the year. Judge Franks has served for more than 42 years, most…
October 22, 2012
Nashville, Tenn. – Eleven attorneys have applied to fill the vacancy on the Tennessee Court of Appeals Eastern Section, which serves 13 judicial districts in east Tennessee. The vacancy was created by the retirement of Court of Appeals Judge Herschel P. Franks on December 31, 2012.The…
October 4, 2012
Nashville, Tenn.– In a unanimous opinion, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that a re-filed malpractice lawsuit must follow state statutes in effect at the time of re-filing.In 2006, Curtis Myers suffered a stroke and was treated by various healthcare providers. The next year, he filed a complaint…
October 1, 2012
Nashville, Tenn. – The Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications for the Court of Appeals vacancy in the Eastern Division. The vacancy will be created by the retirement of Judge Herschel P. Franks on December 31, 2012.
Interested applicants must be an attorney who is at least 30…
October 1, 2012
The Tennessee Supreme Court today upheld a trial court’s damage award against a mother who misled her boyfriend by telling him he was the child’s father when he was not. In its ruling, the Court stated that an intentional misrepresentation claim, which is already recognized in Tennessee’s courts,…