Miscellaneous

Tennessee Chief Retires

By Anne Skove, Esq.

At noon on September 1, Tennessee's highest court will have a job opening.

That is when (even the "noon" part) Chief Justice Barker plans to retire. He has spent 25 years on the bench per the Tennessee Plan.

See Native Chattanoogan Retiring as Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice, Times Free Press (April 29, 2008); Retiring Chief Justice Barker Says State's Judiciary in Excellent Shape, Chris Echegaray, Tennessean (April 30, 2008); and Chief Justice William M. Barker to Retire after Quarter-Century of Judicial Service, Chattanoogan (April 29, 2008).

Full post as published by court-o-rama.org on April 30, 2008 (boomark / email).