Author: Brian T. Fitzpatrick
State High Court & Council for Judicial Appointments | Composition & Terms of Council for Judicial Appointments* | Judicial Selection Process | Legal Authority |
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Terms: Council members serve 2-year terms and are eligible to serve a total of 2 terms (or 1 full term if appointed to fill a vacancy). The Council members are divided into 3 staggered classes. |
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* Council established pursuant to Executive Order
Percentage of Lawyers on the Council for Judicial Appointments
Who Selects the Nominating Commissioners?
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- How Supreme Court decision could impact homelessness in Tennessee - Tennessean
- Starbucks vs federal labor agency: U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments - The Associated Press
- Maine high court upholds trucker's sentence for manslaughter - Bangor Daily News
- Starbucks takes on the federal labor agency before the US Supreme Court - The Washington Post
- TN Bar Assoc. Applauds Approval of Additional Funding for Indigent Representation - tntribune.com
- Tennessee Supreme Court Abolishes Court Rule Requiring Corroboration of Accomplice Testimony - tntribune.com
- Tennessee Supreme Court Holds Economic Loss Doctrine Does Not Apply to Construction Services Contracts - The National Law Review
- Tennessee Supreme Court won't hear condo owners' case vs. developers - Nashville Post
- Tennessee Supreme Court Allows Both Direct And Indirect Negligence Claims In Slip And Fall Case - tntribune.com
- University of Memphis Honors Justice Roger Page - Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts
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Public Opinion Research
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Is the Election of Judges Good Public Policy?
Nashville Lawyers Chapter, 28 April 2008 – Event Audio/Video
Featuring: Harold F. See, Jr. , Paul Summers, Woody Woodruff