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Apply Now for 16th District Judicial Vacancy

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 3, 2017
The Trial Court Vacancy Commission is now accepting applications for the Circuit Court judge vacancy in the 16th Judicial District – Rutherford and Cannon Counties. The 16th District Circuit Court vacancy was created by the death of the Hon. M. Keith Siskin.  Applicants must complete the designated application and submit it to the Administrative Office of the Courts by noon CDT on Aug. 22. The commission will interview all qualified applicants in Murfreesboro on Sept. 15.

Judge Donald to Receive ABA Women Lawyers of Achievement Honor

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 3, 2017

Judge Bernice Bouie Donald of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Memphis will receive the American Bar Association’s 2017 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award. Donald will receive the award during the ABA Annual Meeting in New York, alongside four others. “We are honored to recognize this spectacular group of women. We applaud their achievements, knowing that their efforts will inspire a new generation of women lawyers,” said Michele Coleman Mayes, the chair of the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession. The award, whose previous recipients include U.S. Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, honors outstanding women lawyers who have achieved professional excellence in their area of specialty and have actively paved the way to success for others.

Knox Mayor Burchett, State Rep. Matlock to Seek Duncan Seat

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 3, 2017
After U.S. Rep. Jimmy Duncan announced this week that he will not seek reelection, Tennessee House Rep. Jimmy Matlock (R-Lenoir City) and Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett both announced they will run for the position, the Knoxville News Sentinel and WATE report. In announcing, Matlock highlighted his experience and conservative credentials in the General Assembly. Burchett has yet to make a public statement on his candidacy, but has pulled the necessarily paperwork to run.

Mini-Bootcamp in Memphis Focuses on Juvenile Law

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 3, 2017

The TBA will host a mini-bootcamp in Memphis on Aug. 11 that will provide an overview of the rights and obligations of juveniles. Other topics include the right to counsel, due process, timelines, appeals and indigent and pro se resources.

Commission to Consider 9 for 11th District Judicial Seat

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 3, 2017
The Trial Court Vacancy Commission will consider nine applicants when it meets Aug. 30 in Chattanooga to select nominees for the Circuit Court vacancy in the 11th Judicial District. The opening was created when Judge W. Neil Thomas III announced his retirement. The applicants are Curtis L. Bowe III, Joseph G. DeGaetano, James F. Exum, III, Kyle E. Hedrick, Thomas M. Horne, Alix C. Michel, Jennifer K. Peck, Ron D. Powers and Catherine M. White. The commission will interview the applicants at the Chattanoogan Hotel, 1201 Broad Street in Chattanooga, and host a public hearing starting at 9 a.m.

Justice Department Prepares to Sue Universities for Affirmative Action

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 2, 2017
The Trump administration plans to direct the Justice Department’s civil rights division toward suing universities over affirmative action admissions policies deemed to “discriminate against white applicants,” The New York Times reports. An internal announcement to the division seeks lawyers interested in “investigations and possible litigation related to intentional race-based discrimination in college and university admissions.” 

Nashville Man Served as Foreman to 42 Grand Juries

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 2, 2017
The Tennessean this week reviewed the work of Stan Fossick, an 81-year-old Nashville businessman who has served as a foreman on more Tennessee juries than anyone named in reports since 1992. Fossick, a longtime friend of many Nashville judges, has been chosen to serve as foreman of at least 42 grand juries. He has also made political contributions to judges in the past, a fact that Fossick denied tarnishes his impartiality. Grand jury reports written from juries that Fossick served as foreman on praised police and the courts above all others.

Services Saturday for Knoxville Lawyer

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 2, 2017
Knoxville attorney Stephen R. Moseley died on July 26. He was 68. A business lawyer for more than four decades, Moseley was a partner at Moseley-Ragle, where he practiced with longtime friend, Alan Ragle, and was a contract specialist. A University of Tennessee College of Law graduate, he also promoted the rule of law and fair court procedures in a partnership with the Republic of Georgia. The family will receive friends Saturday at 10:30 a.m. with a Memorial Service to follow at noon at Sherwood Chapel and Memorial Gardens, 3176 Airport Highway in Alcoa. Donations should be directed to The Amyloid Research Fund at Vanderbilt University Medical Center or Hillsdale College.

U.S. Citizen Detained by ICE for 3 Years Denied Compensation

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 2, 2017
An American citizen who was detained by Immigration and Customs for three years was denied a previously awarded judgment by an appeals court, NPR reports. New York resident Davino Watson was detained for three years until he could finally prove he was an American citizen, then was dropped off by ICE in Alabama with no money or resources to get home. A district judge awarded him $82,500 in damages, but the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals overruled the decision, because the statute of limitations had expired while he was still in ICE custody.

Appeals Court Hears Arguments on 2014 Constitutional Amendment Vote

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 2, 2017
A federal appeals court today heard arguments on whether a 2014 vote on a constitutional ballot initiative should be recounted or voided entirely, the Tennessean reports. The dispute is rooted in two interpretations of a single sentence added to the Tennessee constitution in 1953. That sentence mandates a different vote counting method than the simple majority vote required for candidates for office. The decision by the court could throw into question the abortion measure known as Amendment 1, as well as all abortion laws enacted in Tennessee since its passage three years ago removed the right to an abortion from the state’s constitution.
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