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September 12, 2011
Nashville, Tenn. – The Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications for the vacancy on the Court of Criminal Appeals created by the death of Judge J.C. McLin.Interested applicants must be licensed attorneys who are at least 30 years of age, a resident of the state for the past five…
September 7, 2011
Governor Bill Haslam will formally swear in Jeffrey S. Bivins as Court of Criminal Appeals judge at a investiture ceremony on September 16 at 10:45 a.m. The ceremony will take place at the historic courthouse in Franklin, Tenn.Haslam appointed Bivins to the Court of Criminal Appeals on August…
September 4, 2011
Nashville, Tenn. – Court of Criminal Appeals Judge J.C. McLin of Memphis, Tenn., died early Saturday morning after losing his battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 64.McLin was appointed to the Court of Criminal Appeals in 2004, making him the second African American to ever hold a seat on that…
August 24, 2011
FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE:NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced the appointment of Jeff Bivins to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, Middle Section of Tennessee.Bivins, age 50, currently serves as Circuit Court Judge for the 21st Judicial District which includes Hickman,…
June 23, 2011
Nashville, Tenn. – Criminal Court Judge James C. Beasley Jr. of Memphis has been elected president of the 183-member Tennessee Judicial Conference (TJC), which includes all state appellate and trial court judges. Beasley succeeds Chancellor Skip Frierson, who serves 3rd Judicial District.“I’m truly…
June 21, 2011
More than 170 trial and appellate judges from across the state gathered in Chattanooga last week for the annual Tennessee Judicial Conference. The conference included continuing legal education on a wide range of topics such as workers’ compensation, judicial ethics and access to justice.The…
June 6, 2011
Nashville, Tenn. – The Judicial Nominating Commission met in Nashville today to interview the ten applicants for the vacancy on the Court of Criminal Appeals created by the impending retirement of Judge David H. Welles.After holding a public hearing and an interview for each applicant, the Judicial…
May 19, 2011
The Tennessee Judicial Conference Foundation has announced the establishment of a new scholarship for law school students at the University of Tennessee College of Law. The $1,000 legacy scholarship is funded by former Supreme Court Justice Penny White, who now serves as a law professor at the…
May 4, 2011
Nashville, Tenn. - The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) has introduced new efforts to ensure the appropriate and efficient use of the indigent defense fund.Both the federal and state constitutions require courts to appoint counsel for criminal defendants who cannot afford an attorney. In…
May 3, 2011
Nashville, Tenn. – Ten Middle Tennessee attorneys have applied to fill the judicial vacancy on the Court of Criminal Appeals created by the impending retirement of Judge David H. Welles.The Judicial Nominating Commission will hold a public meeting on Monday, June 6, to interview the following…
May 2, 2011
Nashville, Tenn. – The Administrative Office of the Courts is now accepting applications for five seats on the Judicial Nominating Commission, the body that reviews and recommends applicants for vacancies on the appellate and state trial courts for the governor’s consideration.The terms…
April 21, 2011
Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Thomas Woodall was named Volunteer of the Year by the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program (TLAP) at an event on April 2.Woodall received the award for his efforts in creating TLAP’s Judicial Assistance Group (JAG), which offers intervention training to help judges…
April 12, 2011
Nashville, Tenn. – The Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications for the vacancy on the Court of Criminal Appeals created by the impending retirement of Judge David H. Welles.Interested applicants must be licensed attorneys who are at least 30 years of age, a resident of the…
April 12, 2011
Nashville, Tenn. – Court of Criminal Appeals Judge David H. Welles announced his retirement last week after serving 17 years on the intermediate appellate court. His retirement will take effect on June 30.Much of Welles’ career has been dedicated to public service – working in each of the three…
March 11, 2011
Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee Supreme Court filed an order today soliciting public comments to proposed changes to Code of Judicial Conduct, the ethics rules for Tennessee judges.The Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) filed a petition on February 25, 2011, asking the Court to adopt an amended Code…
March 14, 2011
Fifteen Tennessee judges, including Chief Justice Cornelia A. Clark, presided over the 31st annual Tennessee State High School Mock Trial Competition this weekend. Judges from across the state joined more than 200 attorneys and volunteers lended their expertise to this weekend’s state competition…
December 27, 1999
After more than 17 years on the bench, including nearly a decade as a state appellate court judge, and three terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives, Court of Criminal Appeals Judge John H. Peay of Clarksville is leaving public life effective Dec. 30.In a resignation letter to Gov. Don…
March 5, 2001
An oil portrait of Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Joseph B. Jones, who was presiding judge when he died in 1998, will be unveiled at 1 p.m. Wednesday in a ceremony at the Supreme Court Building in Jackson.Jones, of Memphis, was appointed to the appellate court in 1986 by Gov. Lamar…
January 10, 2003
The Tennessee Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Court of Criminal Appeals and Appellate Court Clerk's Office will move into this historic United States Post Office Building in Knoxville. In remarks at an open house, Justice E. Riley Anderson thanked the City of Knoxville, Knox County and others for…
November 26, 2003
The names of 213 Tennessee appellate court judges who served since 1796 when the state was founded are etched in gold on donated imported black marble plaques to be unveiled at a 2 p.m. public ceremony Dec. 12 at the Supreme Court Building in Nashville.The Tennessee Supreme Court Historical Society…