TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jul 22, 2026

The Tennessee Supreme Court has appointed a three-judge panel to hear a dispute over control of the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority, Chattanoogan.com reports. The panel includes Hamilton County Chancellor Jeff Atherton, who will serve as chief judge, along with 21st Judicial District Circuit Court Judge Joseph Woodruff and 28th Judicial District Chancellor Michael Mansfield. The appointment comes as the new state-appointed airport board seeks to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the locally appointed board and replace that board's attorney, John Konvalinka with Grant Konvalinka & Harrison. Chattanooga lawyer and former U.S. Attorney Sandy Mattice with the Mattice Group filed a motion to represent the new state-appointed board, dismiss the suit and dismiss Konvalinka.