Comment on 6th Circuit Proposed Procedure Changes

The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is proposing comprehensive amendments to the Sixth Circuit Rules and Internal Operating Procedures. Send your comments to the proposed changes to Clerk Leonard Green by July 12 to ca06-rules_comments@ca6.uscourts.gov

Elected Vice-President

Jackson attorney Jonathan O. Steen will be Tennessee Bar Association president in 2014-2015, according to election-qualifying results. No other candidate filed for the vice president position by the Feb. 15 deadline.

New System for Disciplining Judges Passes Legislature
Legislation that puts into place a new system for disciplining judges won House approval Monday night on an 88-5 vote without any debate. The Senate had earlier approved SB2671 unanimously, so the bill now goes to the governor. The bill abolishes the Court of the Judiciary and replaces it with a new 16-member Board of Judicial Conduct. Read more from the Knoxville New Sentinel.

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/apr/10/legislature-enacts-new-discipline-system-for/

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‘Hometown Support’ Provides Legal Help for Military

The Tennessee Bar Association’s Access to Justice Committee is proud to announce “Hometown Support,” a new program that makes free legal help available to service members and their families with limited income who are facing legal problems in Tennessee. The efforts will connect eligible service members with volunteer lawyers who are willing to help.

Judges, Attorneys Star in 'GAVELS' Program

A program that sends practicing and retired attorneys and judges into the community to speak to groups is getting some positive attention. The relatively new GAVELS program (Gaining Access to Valuable Education about the Legal System), created by the Tennessee Judicial Conference and Tennessee Bar Association, has already had many requests for speakers. "Folks don’t seem to have a good sense of how the justice system works," says TBA Executive Director Allan F.

Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Big Shrimp brings together leaders, legislators

Court adopts TBA's judicial conduct proposal

On Jan. 4 the Tennessee Supreme Court adopted the first comprehensive rewrite of the rules governing judicial conduct in more than 20 years. The rules changes, effective July 1, come as a result of a two and a half-year process initiated by the Tennessee Bar Association including a public comment period and hearing. "The Court has demonstrated it will do what is necessary to maintain public trust and confidence in our justice system.

Tennessee Bar Association’s proposal adopted

On Jan. 4 the Tennessee Supreme Court adopted the first comprehensive rewrite of the rules governing judicial conduct in more than 20 years. The rules changes, effective July 1, come as a result of a two-and-a-half-year process initiated by the Tennessee Bar Association, including a public comment period and hearing.

Court holds 'discussion' on judicial conduct and recusal proposals