Press Releases

January 12, 2021

Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced appointments to judicial positions across the state.

“I am proud to announce the appointment of these highly qualified individuals, and I value the experience they will bring to their respective judicial districts,” said Governor Lee. “I’m…



January 12, 2021

Former Grainger County General Sessions and Juvenile Court Judge Joseph Wayne Wolfenbarger died on Jan. 7 at his home in Bean Station at the age of 77. 

Judge Wolfenbarger served the people of Grainger County for 32 years from the bench. He joined the Tennessee bar in 1966, after…



January 7, 2021

The Tennessee Supreme Court today dismissed the wrongful termination lawsuit of a Williamson County tenured teacher.  The Court held that the teacher cannot claim wrongful discharge under Tennessee’s Teacher Tenure Act because she quit her job.  The Court also dismissed the teacher’s…