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November 27, 2006
Even with the wisdom that 23 years on the bench brings, Circuit Court Judge (Div. 5) Kay Spalding Robilio has not stopped learning. She sees the value in gleaning from our nation’s founding fathers the understanding necessary to tackle issues of present day and ultimately to unlock truths in the…
June 25, 2007
Circuit Court Judge Dale Workman of Knoxville has been awarded a State Justice Institute (SJI) scholarship to attend a course on “Current Issues in the Law” Aug. 26-30 in Bar Harbor, ME.
The award will cover tuition, transportation and lodging. Workman and other participants will discuss timely…
June 27, 2007
Governor Bredesen today appointed Michael H. Meares as Circuit Court Judge for Division II in the 5th Judicial District of Tennessee. Meares, who serves as a practicing attorney and partner at the law firm Dungan & Meares, fills the vacancy created by the appointment of Judge D. Kelly Thomas to…
July 25, 2007
Chancellor J. Steven Stafford of Dyersburg has been named Trial Judge of the Year by members of the Tennessee Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).“ABOTA is an invitation-only organization of plaintiff and defense lawyers which seeks to promote professionalism, courtesy and the…
August 9, 2007
Nashville - Governor Phil Bredesen today appointed John T. Fowlkes Jr., of Memphis as Criminal Court Judge for the 30th Judicial District, Division VI, in Shelby County. Fowlkes, who currently serves as Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) responsible for the overall management of day-to-day…
August 13, 2007
NASHVILLE - Governor Phil Bredesen has appointed Kenneth F. Irvine Jr. of Knoxville, Tenn., to serve as special criminal court judge for Knox County effective Monday, August 20. Irvine currently serves as an assistant district attorney for Knox County."The experience Ken Irvine brings to this…
November 15, 2007
Children will leave the Hamblen County Chancery Courtroom in Morristown on Saturday with new permanent families, new names and new Teddy bears, following a special 9 a.m. adoption ceremony to be conducted by Chancellor Thomas (Skip) Frierson.“This is the fourth year we’ve celebrated National…
December 10, 2007
Governor Phil Bredesen has appointed Kenneth F. Irvine Jr. of Knoxville, Tenn., to fill the vacancy on the Knox County Criminal Court, Division II. The vacancy was created by the death of Judge Ray Lee Jenkins. Bredesen first appointed Irvine as Special Judge in August to fill the seat on a…
January 14, 2008
Circuit Court Judge Walter Kurtz of Nashville will retire effective March 21 after more than 25 years to become the state’s fifth senior judge, he said in a letter to Gov. Phil Bredesen.“I have applied for and the chief justice has offered me a position as a senior judge,” Kurtz wrote. “… I will…
March 4, 2008
Ginger Wilson Buchanan Appointed To Fill Position In Tennessee*s 10th Judicial DistrictGovernor Phil Bredesen has appointed Ginger Wilson Buchanan of Cleveland, Tenn. to fill the vacancy on the Tennessee Circuit Court, 10th Judicial District, Part II. The vacancy was created by the resignation of…
March 26, 2008
Binkley and Perkins to fill respective vacancies
on Davidson County Circuit and Chancery CourtsNASHVILLE - Governor Phil Bredesen has appointed Nashville attorney Joe P. Binkley Jr. to the Davidson County Circuit Court, Division V, and Russell Perkins of Whites Creek, Tenn., to a position on the…
April 22, 2008
Court of Criminal Appeals Judge David G. Hayes will retire from the appellate bench June 12 to become one of Tennessee’s five senior judges.“It has been an honor and privilege to serve the citizens of this state for the past 32 years in the positions of District Attorney General, Circuit Judge and…
October 15, 2008
Nashville- Governor Phil Bredesen has appointed Amy V. Hollars of Livingston, Tenn., to serve as special circuit court judge for the Thirteenth Judicial District effective immediately. The Thirteenth Judicial District includes Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Overton, Pickett, Putnam and White Counties.…
November 10, 2008
James G. Martin III appointed to fill position in Tennessee’s 21st Judicial DistrictNASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen has appointed James G. Martin of Franklin, Tenn., to fill the vacancy on the Tennessee Circuit Court, 21st Judicial District, Division II. The 21st Judicial District is composed of…
November 13, 2008
The normally staid look and feel of the Chancery Courtroom in Hamblen County will turn festive Saturday, Nov. 15, with the addition of balloons, cookies and toys for a special Adoption Day ceremony creating new families for three children and four parents.The adoption of a baby boy from Russia by…
March 11, 2009
From the desk of Governor Bredesen, March 11, 2009 NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen has appointed David E. Durham of Lebanon, Tenn., as criminal court judge in the 15th Judicial District. The vacancy was created by the death of Judge J.O. Bond in December. The 15th Judicial District is…
March 23, 2009
Governor Phil Bredesen recently named attorney Philip Smith to the Bench of the Circuit Court for the 20th Judicial District in Tennessee, comprising Davidson County. Governor Bredesen will perform the swearing-in ceremony on Monday, March 30th at 2:30 p.m. in the Old Supreme Court Chambers at the…
April 7, 2009
Lorrie K. Ridder To Fill Vacancy In The 30th Judicial DistrictNASHVILLE - Governor Phil Bredesen today appointed Lorrie Ridder of Memphis, Tenn., to the Tennessee Circuit Court for the 30th Judicial District, Division IV. Ridder will fill a vacancy created by the death of Judge Rita Stotts in…
April 9, 2009
Judge John A. Turnbull has announced his resignation, effective June 15, 2009, as Circuit Court Judge in the 13th Judicial District (Clay, Cumberland, Dekalb, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, and White counties). Judge Turnbull was first appointed to the bench in August of 1989. He received his legal…
June 11, 2009
In a formal investiture ceremony on June 5, David E. Durham was sworn in by Gov. Phil Bredesen as the criminal court judge for the 15th judicial district, which is comprised of Jackson, Macon, Smith, Trousdale and Wilson counties. Durham was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the death of…