The Tennessee Judicial Selection Commission will meet Jan. 10 in Franklin for a public hearing followed by private interviews with 12 attorneys who have applied to fill a Circuit Court vacancy in the 21st Judicial District, including Hickman, Lewis, Perry and Williamson counties.
The public hearing will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Williamson County Administrative Complex Auditorium, 1320 West Main Street. Applicants hoping to succeed retiring Circuit Court Judge Donald P. Harris are William Landis Turner of Hohenwald; Derek Keith Smith, Robert H. Plummer, Jr., Jeffrey R. Kohl, Jeffrey S. Bivins, Coburn Dewees Berry, IV, Kim R. Helper and Kent W. Cochran, all of Franklin; John D. Schwalb, Connie L. Reguli and Victoria Krueger, all of Brentwood; and Robbie T. Beal of Thompson’s Station. The application deadline was Dec. 30.
The Judicial Selection Commission will submit the names of three applicants to Gov. Phil Bredesen, who will appoint a new Circuit Court Judge. Harris will continue to serve until Jan. 17, when he assumes senior judge status.