Press Releases

March 7, 2025

The Tennessee Supreme Court held today in Robin M. McNabb v. Gregory H. Harrison, that Tennessee’s Constitution requires…



March 6, 2025

Nashville, Tenn. – Today, the Tennessee Supreme Court issued an opinion in State v. William Rimmel III affirming Rimmel’s conviction for attempted aggravated assault but reversing his conviction for reckless endangerment with a handgun.

Rimmel’s convictions arose from a 2018 road-…



March 3, 2025

Governor Bill Lee announced two judicial appointments on Feb. 28, 2025.

Judge Steven W. Sword was appointed to the Court of Criminal Appeals, Eastern Division, and Judge Valerie L. Smith was appointed to the Court of Appeals, Western Division.

Judge Sword currently serves as a…