The Governor’s Commission for Judicial Appointments will consider eight applicants when it meets May 16 in Memphis to select nominees for the Court of Appeals vacancy created by Court of Appeals Judge Holly M. Kirby’s appointment to the Tennessee Supreme Court effective September 1.
The candidates are:
Kenny W. Armstrong
Chancellor
Shelby County
Frank S. Cantrell
Deputy Director/General Counsel
Shelby County
Oscar C. Carr, III
Attorney
Shelby County
Robert Lawson Childers
Presiding Circuit Court Judge
Shelby County
Stephen D.
Crawley
Attorney
Shelby County
Steven Wayne Maroney
Attorney
Madison County
Brandy Suzanne Parrish
Attorney
Shelby County
Stacie S. Winkler
Associate General Counsel
Shelby County
The Governor’s Commission for Judicial Appointments will interview the applicants on May 16 at Hilton Memphis, Theater Chevron, 939 Ridge Lake Boulevard, Memphis. The meeting will include a public hearing at 9 a.m., during which anyone may express their opinions about the applicants. The interview and public hearing will be open to the public.
The commission is expected to make their selections immediately following the interviews and forward the names to Governor Bill Haslam for his consideration.
Completed applications of all the candidates can be found on TNCourts.gov.