John Stephen Anderson of Rogersville was temporarily suspended from the practice of law for failing to respond to the Board of Professional Responsibility concerning a complaint of misconduct. View the BPR notice.

The Tennessee Supreme Court on Tuesday set an execution date for a man convicted in the 1991 burning death of his ex-girlfriend. Lee Hall, formerly known as Leroy Hall Jr., is scheduled to die Jan. 12, 2016. He becomes at least the 11th death row inmate currently scheduled to die in Tennessee. The Tennessean has the story.

Senior Judge Don R. Ash of Murfreesboro has been appointed to hear the ouster suit filed against Anderson County Law Director Jay Yeager by a group of 22 residents. Hearing dates will be discussed with attorneys in the case during an Aug. 19 telephone conference, officials said. Oak Ridge Today has more.

The University of Tennessee College of Law will host a Law School Admission Workshop and Recruitment Fair on Sept. 3 for potential applicants. The workshop is free and no pre-registration is necessary. “Anyone considering law as a career who wants to know more about the law school admissions process should attend,” said Karen R. Britton, director of admissions and financial aid at the Bettye B. Lewis Career Center in the College of Law.

The official misconduct case against former Knox County Trustee John Duncan III was dismissed today, Knoxnews reports. Criminal Court Judge Mary Beth Leibowitz dismissed the case and also signed an order expunging all records of the case. Duncan, the son of U.S. Rep. John J. “Jimmy” Duncan Jr. and nephew of state Sen. Becky Duncan Massey, admitted improperly paying bonuses that were tied to a professional development program offered by County Technical Assistance Service. He pleaded guilty in July 2013 to the felony charge, and resigned from office.

The Governor’s Commission for Judicial Appointments is accepting applications for the chancellor vacancy in the 30th Judicial District Chancery Court in Shelby County. The vacancy has been created by the appointment of Chancellor Kenny Armstrong to the Tennessee Court of Appeals, effective Sept. 1. Applicants must complete the designated application and submit it to the Administrative Office of the Courts by 3 p.m. on Aug. 25. 

The largest private prison company in America paid $260,000 to a group of shift supervisors in Kentucky to settle claims that they were denied overtime, according to an agreement unsealed today. Nashville-based Corrections Corporation of America paid the money in November to end a lawsuit brought by 25 employees of the now-shuttered Marion Adjustment Center in St. Mary's, Kentucky. The group claimed in a 2012 lawsuit that CCA denied them overtime after forcing them to work extra hours. CCA has denied the allegations. The Chattanooga Times Free Press has more.

Newly-elected Knox County Chancery Court Judge Clarence E. Pridemore Jr. has dismissed suggestions from bloggers that he is not a legitimate resident of Knox County and that he does not have a real law office. In an email to the Knox News Sentinel, Pridemore, who is originally from Kentucky, stated that he rents his residence. Neighbors confirmed that he lives at the address listed on his qualifying petition. The newspaper also confirmed that he rents a small office on Baum Drive. 

While a group of civil rights attorneys demands that TennCare officials turn over a series of documents related to delays to its enrollment process, TennCare attorneys yesterday called the motion an “11th-hour” attempt to gather information as a federal hearing looms, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports (subscription required). During an Aug. 29 emergency hearing in Nashville, U.S. District Judge Todd Campbell will determine whether the lawsuit against the Medicaid agency will take on class-action status, and whether the 11 plaintiffs, and potentially hundreds of other Tennesseans, will get access to coverage while the lawsuit is argued — a process that could take months, the newspaper states.

Few provisional ballots remain to be counted in the 4th Congressional District race between U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais and state Sen. Jim Tracy, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports. DesJarlais spokesman Robert Jameson said, "we believe it's statistically impossible" for Tracy to pick up the additional votes needed to win. "At this point we believe the senator should concede for the good of the district and the Tennessee Republican Party."