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àAt€the€oral€argument€in€this€matter€on€July€5,€1996,€an€òòamicus€curiaeóó€brief€wasÏfiled€by€John€King,€who€purports€to€be€the€Tennessee€Republican€party's€nominee€forÏthe€€Supreme€Court€vacancy€at€issue€in€these€cases.€€Verbal€permission€was€grantedÏby€the€Court€at€the€July€5€hearing€for€the€filing€of€additional€briefs€no€later€thanÏMonday,€July€8,€1996.€€Yesterday,€in€accordance€with€the€Court's€deadline,€Mr.€KingÏfiled€a€supplemental€òòamicus€curiaeóó€brief€in€this€matter,€asserting€that€this€Court€hadÏerred€in€denying€him€the€equitable€relief€granted€to€Justice€Penny€White€and€AppellantÏLewis€Laska.€€Mr.€King€does€not€assert€that€it€was€inappropriate€for€this€Court€toÏfashion€the€equitable€relief€granted;€he€ð ð.€.€.€simply€asserts€that,€under€theÏcircumstances€he€is€also€entitled€to€an€equitable€remedy€in€the€form€of€an€extension€ofÏthe€qualifying€deadline€for€nominees€of€a€party€to€the€same€extent€extended€for€JusticeÏWhite€and€Mr.€Laska.ðð€€(Supplemental€òòAmicus€Curiaeóó€Brief€of€John€K.€King,€page€5.)Ìà àBecause€of€the€pressing€nature€of€this€matter,€the€Court€made€its€ruling€andÏentered€an€Order€on€July€5,€1996€within€a€few€hours€after€oral€argument,€to€be€followedÏby€an€opinion.€€Although€none€of€the€parties€had€called€T.C.A.€ðð€17„1„301€to€theÏCourt's€attention,€in€the€course€of€researching€the€law€and€preparing€to€write€itsÏopinion€over€the€weekend,€the€Court€reviewed€the€provisions€of€T.C.A.€ðð€17„1„301,Ïwhich€make€it€clear€that€the€Supreme€Court€vacancy€at€issue€in€this€case€must€be€filledÏfrom€the€Eastern€Grand€Division€of€Tennessee.€€This€effectively€mooted€the€issue€ofÏAppellant€Laska's€residence€in€the€Western€Grand€Division.€€On€Monday,€July€8,€1996,Íthis€Court€issued€its€Order€vacating€its€remand€to€the€Chancellor€for€a€ruling€as€to€Mr.ÏLaska's€residence€òòvel€nonóó€in€the€Western€District€and€denying€Mr.€Laskaððs€request€forÏmandamus€on€grounds€that€he€lacked€standing€to€become€a€candidate.€€Ìà à€As€noted€in€the€Court's€Order€entered€on€July€5,€1996,€T.C.A.€ðð€17„4„114(c),€aÏstatute€central€to€this€dispute,€does€provide€that€unless€the€Judicial€EvaluationÏCommission€recommends€the€retention€of€a€judge,€the€Tennessee€Plan€is€notÏapplicable€and€"[a]€political€party€may€nominate€a€candidate€and€independentÏcandidates€may€qualify€under€the€general€election€law€for€the€general€election€whichÏshall€be€the€regular€August€election."€€€We€are€persuaded€that€the€August€1€electionÏmust€be€open€to€the€candidates€embraced€in€that€statute,€provided€that€they€reside€inÏthe€Eastern€Grand€Division.Ìà àThe€Court€is€concerned€that€Mr.€King€did€not€seek€to€intervene€in€any€manner€inÏthese€lawsuits€until€the€filing€of€his€òòamicus€curiaeóó€brief€on€July€5,€the€day€of€the€hearingÏon€the€oral€argument€in€this€matter.€€Nonetheless,€Mr.€King€has€at€least€taken€someÏaction€before€this€Court€to€be€on€the€ballot,€and€the€Court€is€persuaded€that€as€anÏequitable€matter€it€should€consider€his€contentions.€€The€woefully€unclear€state€of€theÏstatutory€scheme€for€election€of€Supreme€Court€Justices€in€this€state€has,€in€thisÏCourt's€opinion,€made€equitable€relief€advisable,€and€it€can€only€be€hoped€that€theÏLegislature€will€see€fit€to€clarify€the€law€for€future€elections.€€Even€in€granting€equitableÏrelief,€however,€this€Court€will€follow€as€closely€as€possible€the€statutory€schemeÏenacted€by€the€Legislature€for€general€elections.Ìà àT.C.A.€ðð€2„5„101€(a)€(2)€provides€that€the€qualifying€deadline€for€independentÏcandidates€for€a€race€in€which€no€May€primary€is€called€shall€be€".€.€.€twelve€o'clockÏ(12:00)€noon,€prevailing€time,€on€the€third€Thursday€in€May",€which€in€this€case€wasÏMay€16,€1996.€€Similarly,€T.C.A.€ðð€2„5„101(e)€requires€if€no€primary€is€held,€".€.€.€partyÏnominees€shall€be€certified€no€later€the€twelve€o'clock€(12:00)€noon,€prevailing€time,€onÏthe€third€Thursday€in€May";€again,€that€date€is€May€16,€1996€for€this€race.€€€This€CourtÏcan€extend€the€deadline€under€circumstances€where€potential€candidates€are€misledÏabout€their€eligibility.€òò€Croweóó€òòv.€€Fergusonóó,€814€S.W.€2d€721€(Tenn.€€1991).€€€€€The€mostÏclosely€analogous€statute€for€extending€that€deadline€would€appear€to€be€T.C.A.€ðð€2„13„204,€which€deals€with€new€nominations€upon€the€withdrawal,€death€or€otherÏdisqualification€of€a€party€candidate.€€In€pertinent€part,€this€statute€provides:ÌÓÓà8 àò ò2„13„204.€€Withdrawal€or€death€of€candidate€„„€NewÏnomination.€„„ó óÌà8 à(a)€€If€a€political€party's€candidate€for€any€office€dies€or€withdrawsÏbecause€of€military€call„up€for€the€draft,€or€physical€or€mental€disability€.€.€.Ïor€is€forced€to€change€residence€by€the€candidateððs€employer€for€a€job„related€reason,€òòor€is€declared€ineligible€or€disqualified€by€a€court,€a€newÏnomination€may€be€made€by€the€former€nominee's€party€by€any€methodÏof€nomination€authorized€by€Section€2„13„203€.€.€.€.Ìà à(b)€(1)€€If€the€office€is€to€be€filled€by€the€voters€of€the€entire€state,€the€party's€stateÏà àexecutive€committee€shall€determine€the€method€of€nomination.Ìà àà àà àà à*€*€*€*€*€*€*€*€*€*€*€*€*Ìà à(c)€€No€later€than€twelve€o'clock€(12:00)€noon€prevailing€time€on€the€twentiethÏday€à àbefore€the€election,€the€chair€of€the€party's€state€executive€committee€shall€fileÏwith€à àthe€county€election€commission€of€each€county€in€which€the€nominee€is€aÏcandidate€à àa€written€statement€of€the€name€of€the€new€nominee.óó€€[emphasis€added]ÌÌÓÓWhile€this€statute€is€not€directly€applicable€to€the€factual€situation€at€hand,€it€is€at€leastÏinstructive€as€to€a€practicable€deadline€for€placing€a€candidate€on€the€ballot.€€TwentyÏdays€before€the€election€would€be€July€11,€1996.€€In€fairness€to€all€potential€candidatesÍfor€the€office€of€Supreme€Court€Justice€vacated€by€Justice€O'Brien€and€filled€in€theÏinterim€by€Justice€White,€this€Court€has€concluded€that€the€most€equitable€method€ofÏrelief€is€to€extend€the€twelve€o'clock€noon€May€16€qualifying€deadline€set€forth€in€T.C.A.Ïðð€2„5„101€(subsection€(a)(2)€for€independent€candidates€and€subsection€(e)€forÏpolitical€party€candidates).€€Given€the€exigencies€of€the€circumstances,€it€is€ORDERED:Ìà à1.à àThe€Court€extends€the€May€16,€1996€noon€deadline€provided€for€in€T.C.A.Ïðð€2„5„101€for€independent€candidates€to€qualify€by€filing€their€petitions€and€forÏcertification€of€party€nominees€to€four€o'clock€(4:00)€p.m.€on€Friday,€July€12,€1996.Ìà à2.à àThe€equitable€relief€of€placing€Justice€White's€name€on€the€ballot€as€aÏcandidate€contained€in€this€Court's€Order€of€July€5,€1996€shall€remain€in€full€force€andÏeffect.Ìà à3.à àIn€accordance€with€the€Court's€previous€Order€of€July€8,€1996,€theÏvacancy€for€the€unexpired€term€of€Justice€O'Brien€must€be€filled€from€the€EasternÏGrand€Division€pursuant€to€T.C.A.€ðð€17„1„301.Ìà àEnter€this€9th€day€of€July,€1996.ÌÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà à________________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àWILLIAM€H.€D.€FONES,€CHIEF€JUSTICEÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà à________________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àMARTHA€S.€€L.€€BLACK,€JUSTICEÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà à_______________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àLIN€S.€€HOWARD,€JUSTICEÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà à_____________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àA.€C.€WHARTON,€JR.,€JUSTICEÌ