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October 11, 2011
Davidson County judges hosted a luncheon Friday to celebrate volunteer attorneys who have “stepped up to the plate” to provide legal assistance to people in need. More than 200 attorneys attended the event at the Metro Courthouse.At the event, seven attorneys and one law firm was recognized as “…
October 7, 2011
Davidson County General Sessions Judge Leon Ruben died today after an extended illness.Judge Ruben was appointed to the General Sessions Court to fill a vacancy by the Metro Council in January 1981. He was elected to his first full, eight-year term in 1982. He was a member of the Nashville Bar…
September 28, 2011
General Sessions Judge Daniel B. Eisenstein was honored with the 2011 Friend of NAMI Tennessee award by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Tennessee during the organization’s recent annual conference in Nashville. The NAMI award recognized Judge Eisenstein for his “long career and…
August 12, 2011
Montgomery County General Sessions and Juvenile Court Judge L. Raymond Grimes received the prestigious McCain-Abernathy Memorial Award at the annual Tennessee Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Conference in Memphis last week.This annual award is given to a Tennessee judge with juvenile…
August 4, 2011
Retired General Sessions Court Judge Stewart Cannon Jr. died in his home on Tuesday, August 2, 2011. He was 84.Judge Cannon served as Washington County General Sessions Court judge for 29 years. He also served as an Adjunct Professor at East Tennessee State University, where he taught…
May 31, 2011
Retired General Sessions Judge Danny Ray Bradley died Thursday, May 26, 2011, at his home in Waverly, Tenn. He was 62.Judge Bradley was a retired Lt. Col. in the Tennessee Army National Guard and was activated for Desert Storm.To read more about Judge Bradley, you can read his obituary in The…
May 18, 2011
Hawkins County General Sessions Court Judge David Brand passed away today at age 72.Judge Brand served on the bench for 22 years, first as Hawkins County Juvenile Court Judge and then as Hawkins County General Sessions Court judge, a position he has held since 1993.We will provide information about…
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…
April 12, 2011
General Sessions Judge Christy Little of Madison County was named a 2011 Sterling Award winner by The Jackson Sun. The award recognizes the 20 most influencial women in women in West Tennessee.Click here to read more about this in The Jackson Sun.Click here to see photos from the event.
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.
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…
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…
November 21, 2003
General Sessions Judge James Hunter of Sumner County has completed an intensive four-day Judicial Academy conducted Nov. 17-20 by the state Administrative Office of the Courts.Hunter was among 14 trial and general sessions judges from across the state who attended the academy in Nashville. He was…
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…
January 8, 2004
As one Tennessee judge prepares to hang up his black robe and don a military uniform, another is heading home to Cocke County after a year of active duty, including nearly four months in Mosul, Iraq, helping local officials create a judicial system.Circuit Court Judge Craig Johnson of Coffee County…
October 4, 2004
Cocke County General Sessions Judge John A. Bell has been awarded the Bronze Star for his work in Iraq as the chief of the Northern Iraq Office of Judicial Operations (NIOJO).Bell is a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve, serving in the 3397th Garrison Support Unit in Chattanooga. He was called…
December 30, 2010
The Tennessee Supreme Court has appointed Judy Bond-McKissack as Executive Director of the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education (CLE) and Specialization, the body responsible for overseeing the continuing legal education for the state’s 20,000 attorneys. In this role, Bond-McKissack…