TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Jan 8, 2016

Knoxville Rep. Bill Dunn wants legislators to quickly address the judicial confirmation process, following Gov. Bill Haslam’s appointment of Roger Amos Page to the Tennessee Supreme Court. A 2014 state constitutional amendment allows the the governor’s appointees to be subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. The House and Senate failed last year to agree on a plan for how the votes would occur; the vote is required within 60 days from the start of the annual session on Jan. 12. Dunn, R-Knoxville, wants to tack on a “sunset” provision to a plan discussed last year that would require the process to be revisited in 2017. Read more from the Knoxville News Sentinel.