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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 ...
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.
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]
Thomas J. Freeman (July 19, 1827 – September 16, 1891) was a Tennessee lawyer and Civil War soldier who served as a justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1870 to 1886, and as the first law school dean for the University of Tennessee.
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]
Months later, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed that decision, siding with Tennessee. The Supreme Court arguments in December will center on that appellate ruling. Tennessee plans to ...
The building, across from the Tennessee State Capitol at the corner of Charlotte Avenue and 7th Avenue North, was completed in 1937. Before its construction, the Supreme Court had occupied space in the Capitol. [2] [3] The four-story building was designed by Nashville architects Marr & Holman in a style known as Stripped Classicism.
“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 ...