September 2018 - Vol. 54, No. 9

Wonderful Article About Ida Wells; Consider a Statue of Her

Wonderful article about Ida Wells (“Ida B. Well: Fearless Journalist from Memphis Who Changed the World,” by David L. Hudson Jr., August 2018). As a postscript, Ms. Wells was “run out” of Memphis and her newspaper office burned to the ground, fueled by the racial hatred of Edward Ward Carmack, editor of the, then, Memphis Commercial. His paper demanded retaliation against “the black wench” for her denunciation of the lynchings.

Knoxville lawyer PAUL EDWARD DUNN died on July 21. He was 87. A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, Dunn graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1961. Dunn practiced law in Knoxville for more than 40 years. He began practicing with renowned criminal defense lawyer Ray H. Jenkins and remained with the firm Jenkins and Jenkins until 1995, when he became a founding member of the firm Dunn, MacDonald and Coleman. He was named a Senior Counselor by the Tennessee Bar Association, and an honorary member of the Winfield Dunn cabinet.

By Wesley M. Oliver | Vanderbilt University Press | $27.95 | 280 pages | 2018

Next to the presidency, it is the most powerful position in the United States government. And unlike the presidency, it is a position one can hold for more than eight years. In fact, once your appointment is confirmed by the United States Senate and you are sworn in, you can hold the job for the rest of your life.

The position is, of course, justice of the United States Supreme Court.

It is no doubt a dream job for many lawyers.

One of the core objectives of the Tennessee Bar Association is advocacy for the profession and for our system of justice. The TBA Government Affairs Committee coordinates our advocacy efforts before the legislature, the executive branch and other governmental entities on issues of importance to our profession and on which the TBA has adopted policy.