TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Jan 25, 2016

A bill (HB2143) proposed by House Republican Caucus Chair Glen Casada would allow the General Assembly to appoint the state’s solicitor general. The position, currently held by Andrée Blumstein, is appointed by the state attorney general. “My concern is the judiciary interjects itself too much into the doings of the legislature,” Casada, R-Franklin, said. “And having a legislature-appointed solicitor general would provide more balance." Read more from Humphrey on the Hill