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This list includes Judges of the Tennessee Superior Court (1796–1809) and Judges of the Tennessee Court of Errors and Appeals (1810-1835). [1] These high courts were created before the 1835 Tennessee constitution, which established the Supreme Court and made the Judiciary an independent branch of government.
The Supreme Court's three buildings are seated in Nashville, Knoxville, and Jackson, Tennessee. The Court is composed of five members: a chief justice, and four justices. As of September 1, 2023, the chief justice is Holly M. Kirby. [1] Unlike other states, in which the state attorney general is directly elected or appointed by the governor or ...
Pages in category "Justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court" The following 71 pages are in this category, out of 71 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
First African American male (Chief Justice; Tennessee Supreme Court): A. A. Birch Jr. (1956) in 1994 [8] [9] First African American male (Tennessee Court of Appeals): Richard Dinkins in 2008 [14] First Hispanic American male (trial court judge): Hector Sanchez in 2022 [15]
On February 2, 2023, Governor Bill Lee nominated Tarwater to serve as a justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by the upcoming retirement of Justice Sharon G. Lee on August 31, 2023. [5] On March 9, 2023, his nomination was confirmed by the Tennessee General Assembly. His term began on September 1, 2023. [6] [7]
The law was struck down in U.S. District Court, but that decision was overturned by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear it. Tennessee’s legal strategy is ...
The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that despite having his full rights of citizenship restored, Falls still had to go through the process of restoring his voting rights.
“Joe D. was a father figure to us all,” said Gary Wade, retired chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court and retired vice president and dean of the Lincoln Memorial University Duncan ...