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Thursday, April 25, 2024

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  • Gov. Bredesen goes with experience in Tenn. SC appointment

    By John O'Brien |
    Lee NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - Tennessee Court of Appeals Judge Sharon Lee has been appointed to the state's Supreme Court by Gov. Phil Bredesen.

  • Tenn. court rules that second-hand asbestos case can go forward

    By Chris Rizo |
    Tennessee Supreme Court justices KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline)-A company can be sued for the asbestos-related death of a former worker's daughter, the Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled.

  • Six in mix for Tenn. job

    By John O'Brien |
    Miller-Herron NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - It's a group of six, so far, from which the next Tennessee Supreme Court Justice will come.

  • Another applies for Tenn. job

    By John O'Brien |
    KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - A Chattanooga attorney has submitted an application to become the next Tennessee Supreme Court Justice.

  • Tenn. chief justice announces retirement

    By Chris Rizo |
    William Barker NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline)--Tennessee Chief Justice William M. Barker announced Tuesday he will retire Sept. 1.

  • Koch the answer for Tenn. SC

    By John O'Brien |
    Koch NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Supreme Court finally has a full complement of justices with the Friday addition of former Court of Appeals Judge William Koch Jr.

  • List of Tenn. SC applicants released

    By John O'Brien |
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Sixteen applicants make up the list released Monday as the candidates for the vacant seat on the Tennessee Supreme Court.

  • Contractors burned in electric explosion get new crack at suit

    By John O'Brien |
    Seated is Chief Justice William Barker. Standing, from left, are justices Janice Holder, Gary Wade and Cornelia Clark. NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The case of two contractors who were involved in an explosion on Trevecca Nazarene University's campus will be remanded and reopened after the Tennessee Supreme Court recently decided the summary judgment for the school was inappropriate.

  • Tenn. Supreme Court seat up for grabs again

    By John O'Brien |
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee's Judicial Selection Commission announced Wednesday that it will be accepting applications from middle and west Tennessee for the state's vacant Supreme Court seat.

  • Wade recuses himself from Tennessee judicial selection case

    By John O'Brien |
    Wade NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Gary Wade has recused himself in the case of two white applicants who claimed they were discriminated against by Gov. Phil Bredesen during the process of finding a Supreme Court justice.

  • Tennessee Supreme Court puts halt on selection process

    By John O'Brien |
    Bredesen NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee's Supreme Court decided Wednesday to hear the complaints of two white applicants for the vacant Supreme Court Justice position who claim they were discriminated against by Gov. Phil Bredesen.

  • Tennessee Judicial Committee will select third candidate

    By John O'Brien |
    J. Houston Gordon NASHVILLE, Tenn. - In agreeing with Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen's challenge of a list of candidates for the vacant fifth spot on the state's Supreme Court, Davidson County Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle has forced the Judicial Selection Committee to reconvene for the purpose of selecting a new candidate.