The following candidates have submitted their applications for the appellate court openings in Tennessee:
Supreme Court:
Christopher Bright Craft
Criminal Court Judge
30th Judicial District
Memphis
William Lewis Jenkins, Jr.
Partner
Wilkerson Gauldin Hayes Jenkins & Dedmon, Attorneys
Dyersburg
Holly M. Kirby
Judge
Court of Appeals/Western Section
Memphis
John Brook Lathram
Member
Bass, Berry & Sims, PLC
Memphis
Steven J. Mulroy
Professor of Law
Humphrey's School of Law
Memphis
Court of Appeals Western Section:
Kenny W. Armstrong
Chancellor
30th Judicial District
Memphis
Frank S. Cantrell
Deputy Director
Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc.
Memphis
Brandon O. Gipson
Attorney/Partner
Pentecost & Glenn, PLLC
Jackson
Rhynette Northcross Hurd
Mediator/Co-Founder
Ridder Hurd PLLC
Memphis
Edward L. Martindale, Jr.
Sole Practitioner
Law Offices of Edward L. Martindale, Jr., P. C.
Jackson
Dorothy J. Pounders
Managing Member
PoundersColeman, PLLC
Memphis
The Governor’s Commission on Judicial Appointments will meet Nov. 12, in Jackson to interview and hear public comments regarding the applicants who have applied to fill the vacancy on the Court of Appeals Western Division.
The Governor’s Commission on Judicial Appointments will meet Nov. 13, in Nashville to interview and hear public comments regarding the applicants who have applied to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court.
The two vacancies were created when Justice Janice M. Holder and Judge David R. Farmer informed Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam that they would not seek re-election when their terms expired on Aug. 31, 2014.
Completed applications of all the candidates can be found on tncourts.gov.