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Appendix D
Written statements distributed to the commission

Titles and affiliations listed are those of the contributors at the time of their participation with the Commission.

Adams, Tom (electronic bulletin board 07/17/94 re: negative image of justice system)
Adamson, Whit Executive Vice President, Tennessee Association of Broadcasters, Nashville (letter 12/22/93 re: cameras in the courtroom)
Anderson, Michael A. attorney, Gearhiser, Peters & Horton, Chattanooga (letter 03/02/94 re: domestic relations cases)
Archer, Joan E. Executive Director, Tennessee Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Nashville (letter 09/19/95 with Resolution of the Tennessee Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges)
Bennett, Jr., Andrew F. General Sessions and Juvenile Court Judge, Bradley County, Cleveland (letter 01/05/95 re: General Sessions Court)
Blackburn, W. Gary attorney, Blackburn, Slobey, Freeman & Happell, P.C., Nashville (letter 12/05/05 re: permitting jurors to pose questions to witnesses)
Boatwright, Charlotte, B. Ph.D., Convener, The Domestic Violence Coalition of Greater Chattanooga, Chattanooga (letter 05/16/95 re: domestic violence)
Boyd, Mary O. attorney, Nashville (letter 01/25/94 re: family law court)
Bradley, Brenda Altamonte Springs, Florida (letter 03/03/94 re: juvenile court and child support)
Briggs, S. Lee (electronic bulletin board 07/16/94 re: plea bargaining)
Burch, Robert E. Circuit Court Judge, 23rd Judicial District, Charlotte (electronic bulletin board 07/15/94 re: jury instructions)
Byers, John K. Senior Judge, Eastern Section, Knoxville (letter 01/09/96 re: consolidation of intermediate appellate courts)
Campbell, A. W. retired minister, Greeneville (letter 12/22/93 re: mandatory sentencing)
Childers, Robert L. Circuit Court Judge, 30th Judicial District, Memphis (letter 05/15/95 re: method of selecting trial court judges)
Coats, Christopher D. City Judge, Smyrna (letter 03/08/93 re: municipal courts)
Cody, Paula Jo survivor of a victim of violent crime, Memphis (letter 05/14/95 re: failure of the system)
Crawford, Roger Lawrenceburg (letter 01/06/94 re: "punishment should be in keeping with the crime")
Crider, Tom W. District Public Defender, 28th Judicial District, Trenton (letter 01/09/95 re: indigent defense)
Dean, George (electronic bulletin board 07/19/94 reply to Jim Garrett's comments re: on-line access to public documents, reply to Bud Williams comments re: attorney conduct, and reply to Mary McCall's comments re: cost of litigation; and 07/22-23/94 replies to Jim Garrett's comments re: on-line access to public documents)
Falkenberry, Bernice T. citizen, Chattanooga (letter 11/24/95 re: divorce in family court)
Farmer, David R. Judge, Court of Appeals, Western Section, Jackson (letter 09/19/94 re: rendering decisions on a timely basis and letter 05/12/95 re: consolidation of intermediate appellate courts)
Galbreath, Charles Judge, Retired, Court of Criminal Appeals, Nashville (letter 07/05/94 re: election of pro tempore judge by attorneys)
Garrett, Jim (electronic bulletin board 07/17/94 reply to Ray Walker's comments re: access to public records, and 07/20/94 reply to George Dean's comments re: on-line access to information)
Grubbs, Shelby R. attorney, Grant, Konvalinka & Grubbs, Chattanooga (letter 02/17/94 re: court-annexed A.D.R.)
Hammontree, Clara Sue Coordinator, Greenback RID (Remove Intoxicated Drivers) and East Tennessee Victim's Rights Task Force, Greenback (letter 05/06/95 re: protecting law-abiding citizens)
Harring, Roger (electronic bulletin board 07/17/94 re: sentencing, and 07/19/94 reply to K. L. Thurston's comments re: sentencing)
Harwell, Jr., Aubrey E. attorney, Neal & Harwell, Nashville (letter 01/16/95 re: article on jury science)
Hunter, Hamilton T. The Society for Preservation of Family Relationships and the East Tennessee Council on Children and Youth, Custodial Issues Committee, Knoxville (letter 07/07/95 re: family courts)
Ingram, Kenneth F. Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Alabama (letter 05/16/95 re: Alabama appellate courts structure)
Isenbert, Janice I. LCSW, Mediation and Conflict Resolution Services, P.C., Memphis (letter 07/26/95 re: mediator qualifications)
Jackson, Barbara N. mother of a victim of crime, Lenoir City (letter 05/15/95 re: failure of the system)
Jenkins, Alan K. Roan Mountain (letter 12/26/93 re: system for collecting debts owed to defendants)
Johnson, Brenda (electronic bulletin board 07/20/94 reply to K. L. Thurston's comments re: rehabilitation)
Johnson, Herchel D. Clarksville (letter 01/04/94 re: district attorneys)
Johnson, Leslie (electronic bulletin board 07/15/94 re: makeup of Commission membership)
Johnson, Steve (electronic bulletin board 07/25/94 re: traffic violations)
Jones, Michael C. Program Director, Davidson County Community Corrections Program (letter 02/28/95 re: community corrections)
Jones, Porter (electronic bulletin board 07/20/94 re: alternative punishment)
Jones, Steven H. General Sessions and Juvenile Court Judge, Sullivan County, Kingsport (letter 05/16/95 re: General Sessions Court)
Kaye, Judith S. Chief Judge of the State of New York (letter 12/22/94 re: children's centers in state courts)
Keasling, Gail survivor of a victim of violent crime, Millington (letter 05/10/95 re: juvenile justice system)
Kendall, Robert G. Circuit Court Clerk, Obion County, Union City (letter 05/12/95 re: collecting state taxes)
Kent, Morton J. Vencap Investment Corporation, Chattanooga (letter 12/28/93 re: legal ethics)
Koch, Jr., William C. Judge, Court of Appeals, Nashville (letters 07/31/95 and 02/20/96 re: consolidation of intermediate appellate courts)
Kuzenski, John (electronic bulletin board 07/16/94 re: juvenile justice, prisons, policing, and social reform)
Lanier, Robert A. Circuit Court Judge, 30th Judicial District, Memphis (letter 02/01/96 re: comments on preliminary recommendations)
Martin, Jimmy P. Selmer (letter 08/08/95 re: inequities in the system)
McCall, Mary (electronic bulletin board 07/19/94 re: cost of litigation)
Meredith, Jennings B. General Sessions Judge, Anderson County, Clinton (letters 02/06/95 and 05/12/95 re: several issues for consideration)
Miller, Barbara Ann New Johnsonville (letter 08/16/95 re: problems with the system)
Miller, Larry W. Antioch (letter 01/03/94 re: need for an informational booklet about the system)
Nelson, Gary (electronic bulletin board 07/15/94 re: obsolete laws and pretrial release)
Partin, Steve Claim Superintendent, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Brentwood (letter to Lew Conner 10/05/95 re: alternative dispute resolution)
Pierce, Douglas R. attorney, King & Ballow, Nashville (letter 02/16/94 re: cameras in the courtroom)
Pratt, Greg (electronic bulletin board 07/18/94 re: plea bargaining)
Rochelle, Major Waverly (undated letter re: problems with the system)
Roebuck, Michael C. Director, Southeast Tennessee Legal Services, Chattanooga (letter 03/19/95 re: written record of proceedings)
Rogers, Mrs. Newell Chattanooga (letter 02/10/94 re: small claims court)
Rogerson, William I. President, Knox County Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Chapter & Public Policy Liaison, MADD Tennessee, Knoxville (letter 05/16/95 re: several suggestions for improvement)
Russell, Ken (electronic bulletin board 07/15/94 re: information access)
Shadden, Marie C. M.P.A., Executive Director, Tennessee State Office, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) (letter 01/10/94 re: suggestions for improvement)
Shearron, Kenneth (electronic bulletin board 07/16/94 re: money in the court systems)
Shine, D. Bruce attorney, Shine & Mason, Kingsport (letter 05/17/95 re: consolidation of intermediate appellate courts)
Spillers, Sr., Harold L. Madison (letter 12/22/93 re: plea bargaining)
Steagall, Nancy Rose Culleoka (letter 01/08/94 re: domestic relations)
Swiggart, James M. Circuit Court Judge, retired (undated comments re: suggestions for improvement)
Swinney, Pat Director, The Juvenile Court of Anderson County (letter 03/21/95 re: local juvenile courts)
Taylor, George Cleveland Cockerill Bend Special Needs Facility, Nashville (letter 12/22/93 re: recidivism)
Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth Recommendations Regarding Juvenile Courts (07/95)
Thomas, III, W. Neil attorney, Shumacker and Thompson, Chattanooga (letter 07/03/95 re: suggestions for preparing the Commission's recommendations)
Thurston, K. L. (electronic bulletin board 07/18/94 reply to Ray Walker's comments re: video transcripts and reply to Roger Harring's comments re: sentencing, 07/19/94 reply to Roger Harring's comments re: alternative sentencing, and 07/26/94 reply to Ray Walker's comments re: court reporter transcripts and reply to Brenda Johnson's comments re: rehabilitation)
Trotter, Don President, Tennessee Municipal League, Clarksville (letter 05/11/95 re: consolidation of intermediate appellate courts)
Van Hook, Joseph H. Oliver Springs City Judge, Oliver Springs (letter 06/22/95 re: general sessions jurisdiction for municipal courts)
Vredeveld, Ruth B. Chattanooga (letter 01/05/94 re: several recommendations)
Walker, Ray (electronic bulletin board 07/17/94 re: court reporter transcripts and reply to Robert Burch's comments re: jury instructions, and 07/19/94 reply to K.L. Thurston's comments re: videotaping of trials)
Williams, Bud (electronic bulletin board 07/18/94 re: lawyers)
Williams, William H. Senior Judge, 30th Judicial District, Memphis (letter 05/16/95 re: consolidation of intermediate appellate courts)
Witcher, Ken General Sessions Judge, Macon County, Lafayette (letter dated 05/09/95 re: general sessions court)
Witherspoon, Wendell South Central Correctional Center, Clifton (undated letter re: district attorney)


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