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August 3, 2011
Newly appointed Knox County Criminal Court Judge Steve Sword will be sworn in by Governor Bill Haslam at a formal investiture ceremony on Monday, August 8 at 8:30 a.m. EDT. The ceremony will be held in the Division 1 Courtroom at the City County Building at 400 Main Avenue in Knoxville, Tenn. …
July 20, 2011
FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE:NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced his appointment of Steven Sword as Knox County Criminal Court judge. The vacancy was created by the resignation of Judge Richard Baumgartner in March.“Steve has served the citizens of Knox County well for more than 15…
June 29, 2011
Circuit Court Judge John J. Maddux, Jr. was awarded the Justice Frank F. Drowota III award for Outstanding Judicial Service during the Tennessee Bar Association's annual convention in Chattanooga earlier this month.The Outstanding Judicial Service award was established to recognize a judge or a…
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 1, 2011
Tammy Harrington, the newly appointed circuit court judge in the 5th Judicial District, will be sworn in by Gov. Bill Haslam at a formal investiture ceremony at 9 a.m. on June 3 at the Blount County Justice Center in Maryville, Tenn. The public is invited to attend.The governor appointed Harrington…
May 23, 2011
Retired Circuit Court Judge W. Dale Young died Saturday, May 21, at his home. He was 73.After 26 years on the bench, Judge Young recently retired as the Circuit Court Judge in the 5th Judicial District, which serves Blount County.Prior to his appointment on the bench, Young worked in private…
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 13, 2011
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced Blount County Deputy District Attorney General Tammy Harrington as the new Fifth Judicial District Circuit Court Division One judge in Blount County.Harrington replaces Judge W. Dale Young who retired in January after a lengthy career on the…
May 5, 2011
The Court of the Judiciary issued a public reprimand for Judge Jim T. Hamilton on May 4, 2011 for signing "ex-parte orders of dismissal and ex-parte orders expunging convictions."Click here to download the public reprimand.
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 4, 2011
Retired Judge James K. Clayton passed away yesterday at age 72. Judge Clayton served on the bench for 32 years, first as a General Sessions and Juvenile Court judge for Rutherford County, then as a Circuit Court Judge for the 16th Judicial District.A visitation will be held on Saturday, May 7 from…
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 26, 2011
The Judicial Nominating Commission met in Knoxville today to interview the eight applicants for the judicial vacancy in the 6th Judicial District created by the retirement of Judge Richard Baumgartner.
After holding a public hearing and an interview for each applicant, the Judicial Nominating…
April 15, 2011
Judge Allen Wilson Wallace, Sr., age 74 of New Johnsonville, passed away April 15, 2011.The funeral service will be 2 p.m., Wednesday at Anglin Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Hughes officiating. Burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Family and Friends will serve as Pallbearers.Visitation will be from 1…
April 7, 2011
The Judicial Ethics Committee released an ethics opinion recently regarding whether a judge who is part of a drug court team can preside over a revocation/sentencing hearing of a defendant in the drug court program.Click here to read the opinion.
April 4, 2011
Eight Knoxville attorneys have applied to fill the judicial vacancy in the 6th Judicial District Criminal Court created by the retirement of Judge Richard Baumgartner.The Judicial Nominating Commission will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, April 26, to interview the following candidates:Charles…
March 16, 2011
An official portrait of Chancellor Howell Peoples was unveiled at a reception on Friday at the Hamilton County Courthouse. Chancellor Peoples retired in March 2010 after 32 years of service on the bench.
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
The Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications for the vacancy in the 6th Judicial District Criminal Court created by the retirement of Judge Richard Baumgartner.Interested applicants must be attorneys who are at least 30 years of age, a resident of the state for five years and a…