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January 17, 2013
The Judicial Nominating Commission meeting scheduled for Friday, January 18 in Tazewell, TN to interview candidates for the Chancery Court vacancy in the 8th Judicial District, which serves Campbell, Claiborne, Fentress, Scott and Union counties has been CANCELED due to inclement weather and will…
January 11, 2013
Seven attorneys have applied to fill the Criminal Court vacancy in the 1st Judicial District, which serves Carter, Johnson, Unicoi and Washington counties. The vacancy was created by the retirement of Judge Lynn W. Brown, effective March 31.The Judicial Nominating Commission will hold a…
January 2, 2013
Six attorneys have applied to fill the Chancery Court vacancy in the 8th Judicial District, which serves Campbell, Claiborne, Fentress, Scott and Union counties. The vacancy was created by the death of the Honorable Billy Joe White in November.The Judicial Nominating Commission will hold a…
December 21, 2012
Six attorneys have applied to fill the Chancery Court vacancy in the 8th Judicial District, which serves Campbell, Claiborne, Fentress, Scott and Union counties. The vacancy was created by the death of the Honorable Billy Joe White in November.The Judicial Nominating Commission will hold a…
December 18, 2012
The Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications for the judicial vacancy in the 1st Judicial District Criminal Court (Carter, Johnson, Unicoi and Washingtoncounties). The vacancy is being created by the retirement of Judge Lynn W. Brown, effective March 31.An interested applicant…
December 17, 2012
Judge Lynn W. Brown, Criminal Court Judge in the 1st Judicial District, has announced his retirement effective at the end of March.Judge Brown has been on the bench since 1988. In addition to his time as a Criminal Court judge, he served as special judge for two terms on the Tennessee Court of…
December 14, 2012
The Judicial Nominating Commission met in Knoxville today to review the eight applicants for the Third Circuit Court vacancy in the 6th Judicial District, Knox County. The vacancy was created by the retirement of the Honorable Wheeler A. Rosenbalm effective January 1, 2013.After holding a public…
November 26, 2012
An investiture ceremony for Judge M. Keith Siskin, Division III Circuit Court Judge for the 16th Judicial District will be held 3 p.m. Friday, November 30 at the Rutherford County Courthouse on the Square.Judge Donna Scott Davenport will administer the oath of office. Siskin fills the vacancy…
November 26, 2012
The Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications for the Chancellor vacancy in the 8th Judicial District Chancery Court (Campbell, Claiborne, Fentress, Scott and Union counties). The vacancy was created by the death of Chancellor Billy Joe White on November 20.Interested applicants…
November 20, 2012
The Tennessee legal community is mourning the loss today of Chancellor Billy Joe White, who died November 20, 2012 after a short illness.“Chancellor Billy Joe White served the state in the great tradition of country judges – full of common sense, wise counsel and fair dealing. While his many…
November 9, 2012
Eight attorneys have applied to fill the vacancy for the Circuit Court judgeship open in Knox County. The vacancy was created by the retirement of the Honorable Wheeler A. Rosenbalm effective January 1, 2013.The Judicial Nominating Commission will hold a public meeting to interview the…
November 7, 2012
John Wheeler Campbell will be sworn in as judge in Division VI of the Criminal Court at 2 p.m. on Friday November 16 at the Shelby County Criminal Justice Complex, 201 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38103.The swearing-in ceremony will take place in the auditorium, followed by a reception in the Division…
November 1, 2012
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced the appointment of John Campbell as Criminal Court judge, Division VI, for the 30th Judicial District, serving Shelby County.Campbell replaces Judge John Fowlkes who resigned in July to become a Federal District Court judge.Campbell has worked in the…
October 29, 2012
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced the appointment of Keith Siskin to the 16th Judicial District Circuit Court, which serves Rutherford and Cannon counties.As a judge in the 16th District, Siskin fills the vacancy created by the appointment of Judge Don Ash to a senior judge position…
October 11, 2012
It was all in the family at the recent swearing in of Circuit Court Judge Mike Binkley, the newest judge in the 21st Judicial Circuit.Judge Binkley was sworn in by his brother, Davidson County 5th Circuit Court Judge Joe P. Binkley Jr. of the 20th Judicial Circuit. The ceremony took place August 31…
October 10, 2012
The Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications for the Circuit Court vacancy in the 6th Judicial District. The vacancy will be created by the retirement of Judge Wheeler A. Rosenbalm on January 1, 2013.Interested applicants must be an attorney who is at least 30 years of age, a…
October 9, 2012
CENTER CITY, MN — The Hazelden Legal Professionals Program awarded its first “Excellence in Legal Community Leadership Award” to Judge Robert L. Childers of Tennessee, immediate past Chair of the American Bar Association’s Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs.Link Christin, Hazelden’s Legal…
October 8, 2012
Judge Wheeler A. Rosenbalm, Circuit Court Judge for the Sixth Judicial District, has announced his retirement from the bench, effective January 1, 2013.In a letter to Governor Bill Haslam dated October 4, Judge Rosenbalm said, “It has been a great pleasure and tremendous privilege for me to have…
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
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,…