Tennessee judicial news
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Legal challenge to the Tennessee Plan dismissed
Tennessee: A lawsuit brought by attorney John Jay Hooker and Drew Johnson, president of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, challenging the constitutionality of the Tennessee Plan, was dismissed on July 28, 2009 by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. [1]
The suit alleged that "Under the Plan, voters are denied their constitutional right to vote for justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court and other state appellate judges". The Sixth Circuit did not address the merits of the case, but dismissed it on the grounds that Hooker and Johnson lacked standing to bring the case to bear in federal court. [2]
Michael Barrett of the Southern District of Ohio wrote the opinion to affirm the initial dismissal of the suit from a magistrate judge. [3]
Judge follows in father's footsteps
Tennessee: Governor Bredesen swore in Amy Hollars as a Circuit Court judge in the Tennessee's Thirteenth Judicial District. Hollars has been serving the court in an interim capacity since her father's retirement in 2008. She was one of three candidates recommended to the Governor by the Tennessee Judicial Nominating Commission, and Bredesen officially appointed to the post in July of 2009.
Hollars will run for the seat she was appointed to in a retention election in 2010, in accordance with the Tennessee Plan. [1]
New judicial nominating commission formed
Tennessee: The newly formed Tennessee Judicial Nominating Commission is charged with vetting candidates for the judiciary in Tennessee. It is replacing the Tennessee Judicial Selection Commission, which ceased to exist on June 30, 2009.
The Nominating Commission will be made up of 17 members. The Speakers of the House and Senate will each appoint eight members, and the last is appointed jointly. Two of the appointments must be from each of the state’s three grand divisions, and two are at-large members from both the House and Senate.
Requirements for a position on the Commission include: state residency of at least five years, being at least the age of 30, no association with political parties or lobbying organizations, and they may not be salaried office holders of the state. [1]
- Three Gavels for Tennessee (5/27/2008)
- Attorneys apply for vacancy created by resignation of Chief Justice Barker
- Briley: Judicial meetings should remain secret (April, 2008)
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