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Court Seeking Comments on Changes to Rule 31

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 15, 2018
The Tennessee Supreme Court is soliciting comments on proposed changes to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 and Appendix A of Rule 31. Here is the Order and complete petition filed by the Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission on March 9. Written comments from judges, lawyers, bar associations, members of the public, and any other interested parties must be submitted by June 12. Written comments may be e-mailed to appellatecourtclerk@tncourts.gov or mailed to James M. Hivner, Clerk, Tennessee Appellate Courts, 100 Supreme Court Building, 401 7th Avenue North Nashville, 37219.

Tennessee Supreme Court Denies Request for 8 Executions by June

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 15, 2018
The Tennessee Supreme Court has denied the Attorney General’s request to schedule eight executions before June 1, when the availability of certain lethal injection drugs would likely become uncertain, The Tennessean reports. The court did set two execution dates for death row inmates Edmund Zagorski and David Earl Miller for later this year. Zagorski is set to die Oct. 11, and Miller's execution is scheduled for Dec. 6. They would be the first executions in the state since 2009.

Services Friday for Former Hamilton County Judge Vann Owens

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 15, 2018
Former Hamilton County Judge and attorney R. Vann Owens died on Tuesday. He was 86. Owens, a Chattanooga native, originally showed an interest in engineering over the law, graduating from Auburn University and serving in the U.S. Navy. He went on to work at NASA as a tunnel test engineer in Huntsville, Alabama, before deciding to enter law school. Owens first became Chancellor in 1984, and was elected to an eight-year term in 1990. He served as president of the Tennessee Trial Judges and president of Tennessee Trial Conference, during which time he held a position on the TBA Board of Governors. Visitation will be Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home, East Brainerd Chapel. Memorial services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church with visitation one hour prior to the service.

Dennis Clark Announces Run for District 28 House Seat

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 15, 2018
Dennis Clark, chief executive officer of a brand strategy firm and a financial services group, is seeking the Tennessee House District 28 seat, the Times Free Press reports. The Chattanooga-area legislative seat will be open, following the retirement of Rep. JoAnne Favors. Clark is one of six declared candidates for the position; others include Jackie Anderson Thomas, Yusuf Hakeem, Melody Shekari and Brandon Woodruff in the Democratic primary, as well as Republican Lemon C. Williams Jr.

Plaintiff in Nashville Mayoral Election Case Appeals to Supreme Court

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 15, 2018
Attorneys for Ludye Wallace, the would-be Nashville mayoral candidate who yesterday lost his initial legal battle to have the Nashville special mayoral election in May instead of August, filed an emergency motion asking for the Tennessee Supreme Court to weigh in on yesterday’s ruling, The Tennessean reports. Davidson County Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman ruled yesterday that the Election Commission’s original date of Aug. 2 would suffice and agreed with the city’s interpretation of the definition of a general metropolitan election.

George Jones Collaborator Sues Jones’ Widow, Record Label for $5 Million

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 15, 2018
Earl “Peanutt” Montgomery, a frequent collaborator of the late country artist George Jones, is suing Jones’ widow and record label for releasing a shelved album without permission, The Tennessean reports. Montgomery co-wrote 73 songs with Jones and played in his band. The record was in a vault since the 70’s and was released last year through Cracker Barrel and Concord Music Group. Montgomery claims he is the true owner of the recordings.

New Indictment Filed Against Casey Moreland

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 15, 2018
A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment against former Nashville Judge Casey Moreland adding five additional felony counts on top of his existing five counts of obstruction of justice, Humphrey on the Hill reports. The new counts include two related to theft from a program receiving federal funds, two additional obstruction counts relating to witness tampering and destruction of documents and one count of committing an offense while on pretrial release. 

Avoid Common Pitfalls in the Practice of Law CLE

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 15, 2018
Available now is a three-hour online CLE that focuses on common missteps in the practice of law. Topics address misrepresentation, reporting professional misconduct and the expanding duty regarding non-lawyer assistance.

Tennessee Law Schools Ranked on USNWR 2019 List

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 15, 2018
The results of U.S. News and World Reports’ Top 144 law schools rankings are in for 2019, and several Tennessee schools once again made the list, with one new addition, Above the Law reports. In the Top 100, Vanderbilt Law held steady at number 17, while the University of Tennessee College of Law slid eight spots to 65. Outside of the Top 100, the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law rose three places to number 137, and Belmont University School of Law made its first appearance on the list at 139.

Judge Rules to Keep Nashville Mayoral Election in August

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 14, 2018
Davidson County Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman ruled today to keep the Nashville mayoral election in August, The Tennessean reports. Though the Election Commission approved plans to add the vote for a new Nashville mayor onto the Aug. 2 ballot, Ludye Wallace, a former Metro Councilman and current head of the local NAACP, brought a lawsuit claiming the Metro Charter requires the election take place in May. Wallace claimed that he wished to run for mayor, and the Aug. 2 date damaged him. Bonnyman sided with the Election Commission. Aside from Wallace, current Mayor David Briley formally announced he would be running to extend his term, while Councilwoman Erica Gilmore has picked up paperwork to run as well.
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