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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Nov 13, 2024

The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments will consider three applicants when it meets next month to select nominees for a vacancy on the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Eastern Section. They are: Sevierville lawyer Bryce W. McKenzie, Greeneville lawyer Willie Santana and Knoxville lawyer Steven W. Sword. A public hearing is scheduled for Dec. 5 at 10:30 a.m. EST in the courtroom of the Tennessee Supreme Court Building, 505 Main St., Knoxville 37902. Any member of the public may attend the hearing and can express, orally or in writing, objections concerning applicants for the vacancy. Following the interviews, public hearing and deliberations, the council will vote on which candidates to forward to the governor. More information on the applicants is available in a release from the Administrative Office of the Courts.