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November 2, 2016
Graduation for the Tennessee Government Executive Institute's Class of 2016 was held November 1st at the TBI headquarters in Nashville. Along with Department of Human Resources Commissioner Rebecca Hunter, AOC General Counsel Rachel Harmon was a featured speaker at the graduation. Rachel was…
November 1, 2016
The Tennessee Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in four cases when it meets this week in Jackson.The details of the cases:State of Tennessee v. James Hawkins – This is a Supreme Court review of a death penalty case in which James Hawkins was sentenced to death in Shelby County for premeditated…
October 31, 2016
The Tennessee Supreme Court has adopted a set of plain-language forms and instructions for use in uncontested divorces between parties with minor children in an effort to simplify divorce proceedings for parties that fall into that category.The forms are approved by the Court as universally…
October 29, 2016
On Tuesday, October 25, the Tennessee Supreme Court hosted an event at the Belmont College of Law to recognize attorneys in front of their families and colleagues who performed over 50 hours of pro bono service in the previous calendar year. Over 40 attorneys from the Nashville area were…
October 29, 2016
The Tennessee Supreme Court will be traveling across the state over the next 10 days to swear in some of Tennessee’s newest attorneys.
More than 450 people passed the July 2016 bar exam and hundreds of them choose to be sworn in to the practice of law by the Tennessee Supreme Court.
The schedule…
October 28, 2016
The Board of Judicial Conduct has issued a Public Reprimand for Shelby County General Sessions Judge Bill Anderson, Jr.Read a copy of the Board’s release.
October 24, 2016
The Tennessee Supreme Court has determined that a car rented from a national self-insured car rental agency qualifies as an “uninsured motor vehicle” for purposes of an insurance claim filed by a Williamson County man.This case involves a lawsuit file by Edward Martin after he was struck by a…
October 24, 2016
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today appointed Mary L. Wagner of Memphis as circuit court judge for the 30th Judicial District, which serves Shelby County. The vacancy was created by the retirement of Judge Donna M. Fields.Since 2011, Wagner, 32, has been at the Memphis law firm Rice, Amundsen &…
October 21, 2016
Today, the Tennessee Supreme Court celebrates the resounding success of the Business Court Docket Pilot Project operated as a part of the Davidson County Chancery Court. Since its inception last year, the Pilot Project has surpassed a total of 100 requests for transfer to the Business Court…
October 20, 2016
The Tennessee Supreme Court’s Access to Justice Commission’s recently released annual report shows Tennessee attorneys are donating more than 500,000 hours of their time annually worth more than $100 million.For the calendar year 2014, nearly half of all attorneys reported doing some kind of pro…
October 14, 2016
In two unanimous opinions released today, the Tennessee Supreme Court has determined that an indictment that includes a charge for employment of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony does not have to specifically state which underlying felony is tied to the firearms charge when it…
October 12, 2016
The Tennessee Supreme Court has determined that the state legislature did not remove an existing practice in Tennessee courts established by prior Tennessee case law when it enacted a statute that outlines methods for determining various lesser-included offenses for which a defendant can be…
September 13, 2016
Meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio August 24th through the 26th, 2016 delegates from nine states, including Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee were hosted by the Ohio Supreme Court for a first of its kind Regional Judicial Opioid Summit. The…
September 22, 2016
Administrative Office of the Courts Director Deborah Taylor Tate was the keynote speaker for the Junior League of Nashville general membership Tuesday, September 20.
Director Tate spoke to members about her career and life of service through her presentation “Women Building a Better Nashville.”…
October 10, 2016
Clint Black and John Rich will headline a benefit for the Davidson County Drug Court, Cherished H.E.A.R.T.S., and Grace Empowered.This music showcase will be held at Mt. Richmore - the home of country music superstar John Rich – and features an intimate performance by the ACM, CMA and AMA award-…
October 6, 2016
Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Jeff Bivins was sworn in by Gov. Bill Haslam at a ceremonial investiture in the historic Supreme Court chambers Thursday afternoon.
More than 80 people were in attendance as Gov. Haslam praised Chief Justice Bivins’s work and the quality of the judiciary as a…
October 3, 2016
The Tennessee Supreme Court will hear six cases October 5 and 6 in Nashville, including a case concerning the constitutionality of Tennessee’s lethal injection protocol.Stephen West, et al. v. Derrick Schofield, et al.– In this case concerning the constitutionality of Tennessee’s lethal injection…
September 30, 2016
The Davidson County Chancery Court is implementing electronic case filing. Pursuant to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 18, the Chancellors of the Twentieth Judicial District are soliciting and will consider input from members of the public and attorneys concerning proposed local rules for electronic…
September 30, 2016
Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Jeff Bivins will have a ceremonial swearing in with Gov. Bill Haslam at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, October 6, 2016 in the historic Supreme Court chambers within the Capitol. The event is open to the public.Chief Justice Bivins was unanimously elected chief by the…
September 29, 2016
In a unanimous opinion, the Tennessee Supreme Court has modified the state’s approach to collateral estoppel – a legal principle governing the relationships and issues between parties that are involved in successive legal proceedings. The decision will prevent a person who has been convicted of a…