TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 6, 2023

A book reading and signing with former Tennessee Bar Journal Editor Suzanne Craig Robertson will take place in Knoxville on April 27 at 7 p.m. EDT at the Church of the Good Samaritan, 425 N. Cedar Bluff Rd., Knoxville 37923. The event, hosted by Union Ave. Books, will feature a reading from Robertson’s new book “He Called Me Sister” and a conversation between Robertson and Bishop Brian Cole. The book documents the relationship between death row inmate Cecil Johnson and Robertson’s family as Johnson’s case winds its way through the legal system ultimately culminating in his execution. The event is free but reservations are required. A similar event in Nashville a few weeks ago brought current and former TBA staff members and area lawyers and judges out for a memorable evening.

Former Tennessee Bar Journal editor Suzanne Craig Robertson talking about her book at Parnassus Books in Nashville in February 2023

Robertson and friend and fellow local author Joy Jordan Lake, who interviewed Robertson about her book

TBA Interim Executive Director Barry Kolar asks Robertson a question about her writing process

From left: former TBA staffer Landry Butler, TBA Director of Finance Derrick Dishner and TBA Advertising & Sponsorship Coordinator Stacey Shrader Joslin at Parnassus Books

From left: former TBALL Coordinator Kate Prince, Robertson and TBA Access to Justice Director Liz Todaro

From left, front row: former TBA YLD coordinator Katherine Heriges Rumble, Prince, Robertson, Todaro
From left, back row: Barry Kolar and his wife Sheri Sellmeyer