Thirteen attorneys have applied to fill the Circuit Court vacancy in the 16th Judicial District, which serves Rutherford and Cannon counties. The vacancy was created by the appointment of Circuit Court Judge Don R. Ash as Senior Judge.
The Judicial Nominating Commission will hold a public meeting to interview the following candidates:
Keta J. Barnes
Municipal Court Judge
Smyrna, Tn.
Kirk D. Catron
Partner
McCarter, Catron & East, PLLC.
Murfreesboro, Tn.
Tolbert Franklin Gilley III
Partner
Rucker, Rucker, and Gilley, P.C.
Murfreesboro, Tn.
Sonya W. Henderson
Private Practice
Murfreesboro, Tn.
Brad W. Hornsby
Senior Partner
Bullock, Fly, Hornsby & Evans
Murfreesboro, Tn.
Trevor H. Lynch
Assistant District Attorney
16th Judicial District
Murfreesboro, Tn.
Thomas Earl Parkerson
Private Practice
Bennett, Parkerson, & Bray
Murfreesboro, Tn.
Russell Nelson Perkins
Assistant Public Defender
16th Judicial District
Murfreesboro, Tn.
Mark A. Polk
Partner
White & Polk, P.C.
Murfreesboro, Tn.
M. Keith Siskin
Magistrate for Rutherford County Juvenile Court
Murfreesboro, Tn.
Barry R. Tidwell
Partner
Price & Tidwell
Murfreesboro, Tn.
Alicia C. B. Widrig
Administrative Hearing Official
Tennessee Department of Human Services
Nashville, Tn.
Howard W. Wilson
Private Practice
Wilson & Bradley
Murfreesboro, Tn.
The application for each candidate is available at www.tncourts.gov.
The public hearing will be held on Friday, Aug. 17, at 8:30 a.m. CDT at the Historic Rutherford County Courthouse, 2nd Floor Courtroom, One Public Square, Murfreesboro, Tn. During the public hearing, attorneys and members of the public may express their approval or objections to the candidates.
Following the public hearing, the commission will interview each applicant before recommending three candidates to the governor. Members of the public are invited to attend both the public hearing and the interviews.