TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 20, 2025

The public has lost the ability to peruse Davidson County Criminal cases as the only mechanism for doing so — two publicly accessible computers at the court — have been removed. The Nashville Banner reports that the court removed the computers because confidential personal information was being entered into the system. “We’re doing that out of an abundance of caution,” Chief Deputy Criminal Court Clerk Julius Sloss said. Those seeking affidavits, legal filings or judicial orders now must make targeted requests for records. The Tennessee Coalition for Open Government Executive Director Deborah Fisher says that is a problem. “The public has a huge interest in the justice system and journalists, who report for the public, have an interest in being able to have access to the system,” she said.