Georgetown University, George Washington University and Columbia University top ABA Journal’s list of law schools with the most applications for their full-time JD programs. The 10 schools on the list had an average of 5,544 applications for fall 2015. But the author notes “Five of the top-10 ranked law schools overall — Yale, Stanford, the University of Chicago, the University of Michigan and the University of Virginia — didn’t make the top 10 for most applications.” 

Results from the February Tennessee bar exam are now available on TBA.org. The Board of Examiners reports 193 of the 378 applicants were successful. 

Continuing six-month garnishments will now reach individuals who are paid by commission or otherwise, and will be treated as employer garnishments under TBA-sponsored legislation. The measure – SB1969 / HB1775 by Shelbyville Republicans Sen. Jim Tracy and Rep. Pat Marsh – as amended today passed the Senate with a 32-0 vote and the House with a vote of 91-0. Read the amendment that makes the bill.

The U.S. Senate today reached an agreement to vote on confirmation of Waverly Crenshaw as a U.S. District Court judge in Tennessee's Middle District, according to a post from Knoxville News Sentinel Washington reporter Michael Collins. Crenshaw was nominated by President Barack Obama in 2015 and was unanimously approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee eight months ago. 

State Rep. Jeremy Durham, R-Franklin, will be moved to offices away from the Capitol complex as an investigation into alleged inappropriate behavior continues, House Speaker Beth Harwell announced today. Durham’s access to committee rooms and the House chamber will be limited to when meetings are taking place, the Nashville Post reports. "Although the Attorney General's investigation is ongoing," Harwell, R-Nashville, said, "I feel compelled to take proactive steps to protect all parties concerned until the conclusion of the investigation." The move comes as Attorney General Herbert Slatery announced he found Durham’s “alleged behavior may pose a continuing risk to unsuspecting women" at the Capitol complex. 

Chattanooga attorney Jerry Summers has written and published a book about the legal career of Raulston Schoolfield, including his impeachment and removal from office as a Chattanooga judge. The Hamilton County Herald reports "Rush to Justice? Tennessee's Forgotten Trial of the Century – Schoolfield 1958” is available directly from Summers by calling 423-265-2385.

Two Memphis residents filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging the City Council and City Council Attorney Allan Wade violated Tennessee’s open meetings law on March 1. The residents claim the officials “worked covertly without public knowledge” when they voted to give a large part of Overton Park Greensward to the control of the Memphis zoo, The Commercial Appeal reports. 

Two Memphis residents filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging the City Council and City Council Attorney Allan Wade violated Tennessee’s open meetings law on March 1. The residents claim the officials “worked covertly without public knowledge” when voting to give a large part of Overton Park Greensward to the control of the Memphis zoo, The Commercial Appeal reports. 

“The job of being a Supreme Court justice has gotten more complex and requires a firmer command of legal skills than in earlier times.” U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said while answering questions from students during her visit to St. John’s College in New Mexico yesterday. While questions about nominee Merrick Garland were off-limits, Justice Sotomayor did share her thoughts on appointing a justice with no bench experience. Read more from The Wall Street Journal.

A committee of former prosecutors, assembled by District Attorney General Neal Pinkston, released its protocol today on how to handle years of unprocessed evidence discovered in the Medical Examiner’s Office. The Times Free Press shares the multi-step plan, which involves examining every autopsy envelop between 1986 and 2002. The process should be completed by the end of 2016.