Nashville, Tenn. – The Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications for the vacancy in the 11th Judicial District Chancery Court created by the impending retirement of Chancellor Howell Peoples. At its meeting Friday, the Judicial Nominating Commission approved a new judicial application and Commission bylaws. Both documents are available on this website, here.
Interested applicants must be attorneys who are at least 30 years of age, a resident of the state for five years and a resident of their circuit or district for one year. Applicants must complete the designated application, which is available at www.tncourts.gov, and submit it to the Administrative Office of the Courts by Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. CST.
The Judicial Nominating Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, February 23, at 8:30 a.m. EST in Chattanooga. Members of the public are invited to attend the public hearing to express their opinions about the applicants for the judicial vacancy. Following the public hearing, the commission will interview each applicant before submitting three names to the governor.
Following the resignation of David Bautista, Vice Chairman Bill Young of Chattanooga has assumed the role of chairman of the Judicial Nominating Commission. Young is the general counsel and senior vice president of risk management at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee. At Friday’s meeting, Mary Helen Beard was elected vice chair of the Commission. Beard serves as senior attorney at the FedEx Corporation in Memphis.
Please click here for the judicial application, Commission bylaws and additional information about the Judicial Nominating Commission.