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Tennessee Supreme Court To Livestream Video Conference Oral Arguments January 6

January 5, 2021

The Tennessee Supreme Court has two cases set for its January 6, 2020 docket. The cases will be heard using livestream video conferencing. Cases will be livestreamed to the TNCourts YouTube page at: https://www.youtube.com/user/TNCourts/featured. The first case is set to begin at 9 a.m. CST, and…

Judiciary Mourns The Loss Of Judge Teresa Jones

January 4, 2021

Memphis Municipal Court Judge Teresa Jones died on January 2 after a battle with cancer. She was 61.

Judge Jones began serving in Division One of Memphis Municipal Court on January 15, 2019, after having been appointed by Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland. She won election to that seat in…

Judiciary Mourns The Loss Of Retired Judge James W. McKenzie

January 4, 2021

Former Rhea County General Sessions and Juvenile Court Judge James W. McKenzie passed away January 2. He was 76.

Judge McKenzie had been in private legal practice in his hometown of Dayton for 26 years when he was elected to the Rhea County bench in 1998. He served there until his…