Press Releases

Secretary Hargett greets the judiciary. , The judiciary welcomes Gov. Lee to the processional. , The Tennessee Highway Patrol Color Guard escorts the constitutions into the new building while the judiciary and other state officials look on.
March 2, 2021

Several Tennessee Supreme Court justices and intermediate appellate judges joined other state leaders in a processional as the three State of Tennessee constitutions made their way to the new State Library and Archives on Bicentennial Mall. The three priceless documents were meticulously moved…



March 1, 2021

The Tennessee Supreme Court today reinstated a jury’s verdict finding a Davidson County woman, Shalonda Weems, guilty of aggravated child neglect. The Court concluded that the evidence at trial could have led a reasonable jury to determine that the State successfully proved all of the necessary…



Judge Allegra Walker , Judge Monte Watkins , Judge John Westley McClarty , Judge Loyce Lambert Ryan
February 26, 2021

All judges have stories to tell about the people, places, and experiences that helped them get where they are. Given the level of ability and achievement that it takes to reach the bench, those stories often share common ingredients that are predictors of success:  a robust work ethic,…