The law license of Yarboro Ann Sallee was placed on disability inactive status Nov. 18 by the Tennessee Supreme Court. The Knox County lawyer told the BPR that she suffers from a disability that prevents her from defending herself against a disciplinary complaint. Sallee’s law license was suspended on July 23. Read the BPR release.

The Tennessee Supreme Court temporarily suspended Davidson County lawyer Anton Lorenzo Jackson from the practice of law on Nov. 18. Jackson failed to respond to the Board of Professional Responsibility regarding a complaint of misconduct. He is immediately precluded from accepting any new cases and is required to cease representing existing clients by Dec. 18. Read the BPR release.

William C. Killian, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, announced today he is resigning and plans to join a national law firm, the Times Free Press reports. "I am humbled by the honor and experience of serving with my fellow U.S. district attorneys throughout the country," Killian said in a statement. "None of the accomplishments would have been possible without the cooperation and coordination of various local, state and federal agencies." Killian’s last day will be Dec. 5.

Tennessee’s congressional delegation is pleading with House leaders to fund the proposed $182 million Nashville courthouse, even as gridlock over budget negotiations threatens to delay the project for at least another year. “Conditions have been deteriorating in federal courthouses for decades. Nowhere is this more apparent than Nashville, where we've reached a critical situation," the members argue in a letter to leaders, the Nashville Business Journal reports. Although the courthouse proposal has cleared major funding hurdles this year, if a budget agreement is not reached by Dec. 11, the project will be in jeopardy.

Wanda Halbert is asking that the Memphis City Court clerk position remain unfilled until her lawsuit against the Shelby County Election Commission is resolved, the Commercial Appeal reports. Halbert, who is seeking a runoff between herself and declared winner Kay Robilio, claims there were numerous election violations. The commission has indicated it would like to dismiss the suit because Halbert did not include all candidates on the ballot and other essential parties in the case.

The Columbia Daily Herald reports the trial for the suspects charged in the murder of Holly Bobo will not be heard in 2016 “due to a voluminous amount of discovery,” including a potential witness list that includes more than 600 people. “I did not anticipate this being tried before 2017. I want to try this case once and do it correctly,” Judge Creed McGinley said. The next status hearing in the case has been set for March 2. Bobo disappeared in April 2011.

Bill Bivens and Randy White, both of whom ran for Monroe County sheriff in 2014, have asked the state Supreme Court to review that election, WBIR reports. White won the election, but Bivens sued to have the results voided after it was determined that White did not meet the requirements to be sheriff. Facing a vacancy in the office, the county commission appointed Tommy Jones II as sheriff in December.

The Knoxville Bar Association (KBA) is seeking donations to meet its goal of raising $20,000 for Habitat for Humanity. That amount is one-half of the cost needed to build a home for a local family. Interested individuals can contribute via the Habitat for Humanity website.

The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands will offer a free legal clinic on the third Saturday of each month through a partnership with Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS). The clinic, staffed by volunteer attorneys, will be held at the MNPS English Learning Center, 615 Fessey Park Rd. “When parents are worried about legal issues at home, it can impact a child’s focus on education… Our partnership with MNPS is a strategic way to expand our reach to the city’s immigrant and refugee population,” said Lucinda Smith, director of Legal Aid's Volunteer Lawyers Program.

Tennessee Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, plans to submit a bill in January that would require each Tennessee municipality to report its DUI arrests and convictions to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), WMCActionNews5 reports. According to Norris, 18 of Tennessee’s 95 counties do not report their DUI arrests or cases to NCIC. Under a second bill to be proposed by Rep. Mark White, R-East Memphis, Tennessee judges would have the authority to order ignition locks and ankle bracelets for first-time DUI offenders as conditions of their bonds.