TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 3, 2024

New lawyers were welcomed to the legal profession at swearing ceremonies in Memphis and Jackson today. Representatives from the TBA and local bar associations were on hand to congratulate the new admittees. The Tennessee Supreme Court will hold ceremonies in Knoxville and Nashville tomorrow.

Attorneys at Memphis Swearing In Ceremony June 3, 2024  Memphis attorney with his attorney mom at Swearing in Ceremony June 3, 2024

Left: Wise Rudolph (left) and John Branning take the oath at a swearing in ceremony in Memphis.
Right: Branning and his mother, attorney Shelley Rothman Branning, as she introduces him to the court.
(Photos by TBA YLD volunteer Aurelia McBride)

Memphis lawyer celebrates swearing in at Memphis ceremony June 3, 2024  Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Holly Kirby at Memphis Swearing in Ceremony June 3, 2024
Left: Newly-installed attorney Wise Randolph celebrates his swearing in at the Memphis ceremony. (Photo by TBA YLD volunteer Aurelia McBride)
Right: Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Holly Kirby presides over the Memphis ceremony. (Photo by Appellate Court Clerk Jim Hivner)

Attorneys take oath at Jackson Swearing in Ceremony June 3, 2024  Attorneys take oath at Jackson Swearing in Ceremony June 3, 2024
Jackson swearing in ceremony (Photos by Jackson-Madison County Bar Association President Andy Cole)