TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 2, 2020

The federal district courts in Tennessee have released information about the procedures for election day filings. The federal court in the Eastern District has announced that District Judge Harry S. Mattice Jr. will be assigned to any election-related actions filed after 5 p.m. EST tomorrow. The federal court in the Middle District has announced that emergency petitions should be filed electronically or placed in the drop box located at the 9th Avenue entrance in Nashville. Filers should then notify the clerk of court of the submission. The federal court in the Western District has announced that filings should be submitted electronically or at the clerk’s office — not in the drop boxes outside the courthouses. Filers should then contact the judge assigned to election-related filings: Chief U.S. District Judge S. Thomas Anderson in Jackson and U.S. District Judge John T. Fowlkes Jr. in Memphis. See the attached announcements for more details and contact information.