Judicial Constitutional Amendment Voted Out Early

By Allan Ramsaur on Thu, 01/31/2013 - 2:42pm

The subcommittee of the House Civil Practice today took up and passed HJR 8, the house version of the amendment to the Tennessee constitution to provide for gubernatorial nomination, legislative confirmation and retention election of appellate judges in Tennessee. The resolution was calendared by an unusual early-session suspension of the rules, which usually require a week’s notice for legislation to be heard.