TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Sep 7, 2018
The Tennessee Supreme Court is soliciting additional comments from judges, lawyers, bar associations and members of the public regarding proposed revisions to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 6. The change would require “new attorneys to complete a Tennessee Law Course within one year of admission to the Tennessee bar.” On April 19, the Tennessee Supreme Court entered an order soliciting comments with regard to the proposed revision. The court received comments from the Tennessee Bar Association, the Knoxville Bar Association, University of Tennessee law professors, and several interested individuals. The overwhelming majority of responses favored the adoption of a Tennessee Law Course as a pre-admission requirement. Similarly, the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners submitted a proposal for adopting the Tennessee Law Course as a pre-admission requirement under Supreme Court Rule 7. The deadline for submitting written comments is Sept. 28. Comments should be e-mailed to appellatecourtclerk@tncourts.gov or mailed to: James M. Hivner, Clerk, Tennessee Appellate Courts, 100 Supreme Court Building, 401 7th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37219-1407. See the first and second attachments here.