TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 28, 2026

At its January meeting this past weekend, the TBA Board of Governors certified election filing results. One contested election will be held this year for the office of vice president. Knoxville attorney Mary Elizabeth Maddox and Johnson City attorney Deborah Yeomans-Barton are running to become TBA’s president in 2028-2029. Read a statement from each of the candidates. Electronic voting will begin on Jan. 30 and close on Feb. 13. Watch for an email with a link to the ballot from Intelliscan Inc.

Also this weekend, the board declared election results for uncontested seats with 11 individuals deemed to be elected because they were the only duly qualified candidate to file. It also declared a vacancy in two board positions: West Tennessee Grand Division Governor (a one-year term) and 7th District Governor (a three-year term). The 7th District includes the counties of Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, McNairy, Madison, Obion, Tipton and Weakley. To be considered for either of these positions, email a statement of interest and resume to TBA Executive Director Sheree Wright at barED@tnbar.org by March 3. The board will consider nominees at its March meeting. See the full list of certified candidates and vacancies on the TBA website.