News
May 6, 2003
Judicial system officials in Madison County are assessing storm and tornado damage to appellate and trial court facilities to determine when the buildings can reopen, Cornelia Clark, administrative director of the courts, said Tuesday.“The Supreme Court Building, which houses the appellate courts…
May 7, 2003
Trial and General Sessions courts in Madison County will remain closed through the end of the week due to serious tornado and storm damage to the Criminal Justice Complex in Jackson, Circuit Court Judge Don Allen said Wednesday.“There is no power to the building, there is extensive water damage and…
May 13, 2003
Senior Judge Allen Wallace of New Johnsonville and retired Circuit Court Judge John Murchison of Jackson are hearing Chancery Court cases in Madison, Chester and Henderson counties - the 26th Judicial District. They will serve until a new judge is appointed to succeed Chancellor Joe Morris of…
May 27, 2003
Six Jackson attorneys have applied to fill a vacant Chancery Court seat in the 26th Judicial District, including Madison, Chester and Henderson counties. Applicants hoping to succeed Chancellor Joe Morris, who died April 27, are Linda Warren Seely, Nathan B. Pride, Michael B. McWherter, James F.…
June 23, 2003
Chancellor Steve Stafford of Dyersburg will represent the the state’s 178 trial and appellate court judges on a special joint committee of the General Assembly created to determine whether Tennessee’s 31 judicial districts should be revamped because of population shifts.Stafford, who just completed…
July 2, 2003
The Oct. 1 retirement of Chancellor Irvin Kilcrease and the authorization by the General Assembly of two new Criminal Court judgeships and one additional Chancery Court position will add four new faces to the trial court bench in Davidson County, the 20th Judicial District.A July 31 deadline has…
August 4, 2003
Circuit Court Judge John McLellan, III, of Kingsport has been chosen as president-elect of the Tennessee Judicial Conference, which includes all of the state's 178 trial and appellate court judges. He will become president of the organization in June 2004 for a one-year term.“To have my judicial…
August 27, 2003
Governor Phil Bredesen today announced that Nashville attorney Monte Watkins and Davidson County General Sessions Court Judge Mark Fishburn will fill two newly created criminal court positions in the 20th Judicial District. The General Assembly created these two new criminal court positions earlier…
September 17, 2003
Nashville - Governor Phil Bredesen today announced that Davidson County Circuit Court Judge Frank Clement, Jr., will fill a position on the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Middle Section, and Nashville Chancery Court Clerk and Master Claudia Capps Bonnyman and Nashville attorney Richard Dinkins will…
September 23, 2003
Shelby County Circuit Court Judge D’Army Bailey has a piece of experience-based advice for California Gov. Gray Davis, the target of an Oct. 7 recall election.“He needs to do what I did on election day,” said Bailey, who was ousted by California voters three decades ago in another high-profile…
November 12, 2003
Attorneys wanting to succeed Circuit Court Judge Robert A. Lanier in Shelby County, the state’s 30th Judicial District, have until Jan. 26 to submit their applications, Cornelia Clark, administrative director of the courts, said Wednesday. Lanier is retiring effective Dec. 31 after a judicial…
November 17, 2003
While most Tennessee judges are enjoying a day away from work on Saturday, Nov. 22, Chancellor Thomas (Skip) Frierson is opening his Morristown courtroom doors. In honor of National Adoption Day, Frierson will be at the Hamblen County Courthouse at 10 a.m. to finalize the adoptions of children.“If…
November 19, 2003
For at least part of the day on Monday, Nov. 24, there will be none of the usual opposing sides, arguments and adversarial proceedings in Chancellor Arnold Goldin’s Shelby County courtroom. In honor of National Adoption Month, at 9:30 a.m. the chancellor will finalize adoptions of at least five…
November 21, 2003
Circuit Court Judge Ross H. Hicks of the 19th Judicial District, including Montgomery and Robertson counties, has completed an intensive four-day Judicial Academy conducted Nov. 17-20 by the state Administrative Office of the Courts.Hicks was among 14 trial and general sessions judges from across…
November 21, 2003
Circuit Court Judge Larry B. Stanley of the 31st Judicial District, including Van Buren and Warren counties, has completed an intensive four-day Judicial Academy conducted Nov. 17-20 by the state Administrative Office of the Courts.Stanley, who also serves as chancellor in the district, was among…
November 21, 2003
Circuit Court Judge George Sexton of the 23rd Judicial District, including Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys and Stewart counties, has completed an intensive four-day Judicial Academy conducted Nov. 17-20 by the state Administrative Office of the Courts.Sexton, of Dover, was among 14 trial and…
November 21, 2003
Chancellor James Butler of the 26th Judicial District, including Madison, Henderson and Chester counties, has completed an intensive four-day Judicial Academy conducted Nov. 17-20 by the state Administrative Office of the Courts.Butler, of Jackson, was among 14 trial and general sessions judges…
November 21, 2003
The four judges most recently appointed to the bench in Davidson County have completed an intensive four-day Judicial Academy conducted Nov. 17-20 by the state Administrative Office of the Courts.Chancellors Claudia Bonnyman and Richard Dinkins and Criminal Court Judges Monte Watkins and Mark…
November 21, 2003
Chancellor Arnold Goldin and General Sessions Judges Phyllis Gardner and Gwen Rooks, all of Shelby County, have completed an intensive four-day Judicial Academy conducted Nov. 17-20 by the state Administrative Office of the Courts.Goldin, Gardner and Rooks were among 14 trial and general sessions…
November 24, 2003
Criminal Court Judge Robert E. Cupp of the 1st Judicial District, including Carter, Johnson, Unicoi and Washington counties, was recipient of a State Justice Institute (SJI) scholarship to attend a five-day course dealing with punishment.“Psychology and Practice of Punishment,” sponsored by the…