TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 9, 2024

A Hamilton County attorney has been charged with forgery after an investigation found he allegedly forged a judge's signature on court documents. According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press, Alan Norton faces a felony charge of forgery and a misdemeanor charge of criminal simulation. He turned himself in at the Rhea County Jail last week after a grand jury returned an indictment Tuesday, according to a news release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). He was released on a $15,000 bond. The district attorney for Tennessee's 12th Judicial District asked the TBI to investigate allegations that the signature of a 12th District judicial chancellor had been forged. Agents identified Norton as the person responsible. According to the paper, the alleged forgery occurred on chancery court orders filed between June and September.