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East Tennessee DA Anthony Clark Dies Before Medical Procedure

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 26, 2018
A northeast Tennessee district attorney who was scheduled to have a medical procedure next week died in Nashville on Sunday, The Tennessean reports. Anthony “Tony” Clark of Unicoi County was in Nashville with family members prior to the procedure when he was found to have died in his hotel room, apparently from natural causes. Nashville DA Glenn Funk issued a statement remembering Clark as a dedicated public servant and offered condolences to his family.

Murfreesboro Mosque Vandalism Trial Moved to July

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 26, 2018
The trial for two men indicted for vandalizing a Murfreesboro mosque has been moved to July, the Daily News Journal reports. Thomas Avery Gibbs and Charles Dwight Stout filed a joint motion to continue the trial and extend the deadlines to July 3. Both face federal civil rights violation charges.

Tennessee Supreme Court to Hear Controversial DUI Case

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 23, 2018
The Tennessee Supreme Court has agreed to hear a controversial case that is throwing drunk-driving prosecutions into disarray, the Times Free Press reports. Last month, the Criminal Court of Appeals said the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation was overseeing an “unconstitutional” fee system that made defendants pay a $250 blood test fee if they were convicted. Arguments will take place May 31 in Nashville.

Diversity Leadership Institute Kicks Off First Meeting

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 23, 2018
After their first meeting in January was cancelled due to inclement weather, Diversity Leadership Institute class members met for the first time in Nashville this week. This year’s class includes four students from Nashville School of Law, three from Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law, six from the University of Tennessee College of Law, six from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, one from Belmont University School of Law and one from Vanderbilt Law. The class will participate in a service project tomorrow, and will reconvene in June alongside the Tennessee Bar Association annual convention in Memphis.

National First-Time Bar Passage Rate Up 3 Percent for 2017

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 23, 2018
The most recent class of law school graduates have improved upon first-time bar passages from the year prior, the ABA Journal reports. The class of 2017’s bar passage rate was 77.2 percent, an increase from 74.3 in 2016. The data comes from a new report, released Thursday, by the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.

Tennessee High School Mock Trial Competition Underway

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 23, 2018
The state tournament for Tennessee high school mock trial teams is underway now in Nashville. Fourteen teams from across the state are competing in this year’s tournament presented by the TBA's Young Lawyers Division and supported by hundreds of Tennessee lawyers and judges. The qualifying teams this year are Unicoi High School of Erwin, Farragut High School of Knoxville, Jefferson County High School of Dandridge, Chattanooga Southeast Tennessee Home Education Association of Chattanooga, Signal Mountain High School of Signal Mountain, Jackson Homeschool of Jackson, Beech High School of Hendersonville, Montgomery Bell Academy of Nashville, Harpeth Hall of Nashville, Springfield High School of Springfield, Agathos Classical School of Columbia, Franklin High School of Franklin, Memphis University School of Memphis, and St. Mary’s Episcopal School, also of Memphis. Tomorrow evening after the main four rounds are completed, two teams will advance to the championship round and a winner will be crowned.   

Former Hamilton County Magistrate Says She Was Fired for Being Gay

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 23, 2018
A former Hamilton County magistrate at Juvenile Court says she was fired because she is openly gay, Chattanoogan.com reports. Elizabeth Gentzler is suing Hamilton County, Judge Rob Philyaw and Court Administrator Sam Mairs for her termination. Gentzler said Wednesday that gay marriage “is nothing you put in air quotes,” after County Attorney Rheubin Taylor allegedly used his hands to form quote marks when describing Gentzler’s marriage to another woman.

Corn Named Brentwood City Attorney

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 23, 2018
TBA Local Government Section Executive Council Delegate Kristen Corn has been named attorney for the City of Brentwood, The Tennessean reports. Corn replaces Roger Horner, who recently retired. She comes to Brentwood from the City of Franklin, where she served as assistant city attorney.
 

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Shelby County Sheriff’s Office

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 23, 2018
Attorneys for a 59-year-old woman have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office after she was shot by deputies last year, The Commercial Appeal reports. The lawsuit, filed last week, claims Nancy Jane Lewellyn was in a mental health crisis when she was fatally shot while holding a BB gun in her driveway. She had called 911 and made threats to kill herself or the next person she saw, according to records.

Montgomery County Lawyer Placed on Disability Inactive Status

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 23, 2018
By Order of the Tennessee Supreme Court, the law license of Douglas Barnet Parker was transferred to disability inactive status today pursuant to Section 27.3 of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9. Parker cannot practice law while on disability inactive status. He may return to the practice of law after reinstatement by the Tennessee Supreme Court upon showing of clear and convincing evidence that the disability has been removed and he is fit to resume the practice of law.
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