Computer networks, telephone and email services have been disrupted at the Nashville Supreme Court, the Administrative Office of the Courts, several boards and commissions and Davidson County courts due to the explosion in Nashville on Christmas day. The following is an update from the AOC as of Monday morning:

• The Nashville Supreme Court Building, including the Appellate Clerk’s Office, is closed through Dec. 28 while emergency services are restored and tested. All methods of filing will still be available, including the drop box located outside of the building, e-filing, fax filing, U.S. mail and commercial delivery services. Questions can be directed to the Appellate Court Clerk offices in Jackson at 731-423-5840, or Knoxville at 865-594-6700
   
• All three clerk offices are open, but there are phone and elevator issues in the buildings. To enter the Circuit Court Clerk or Chancery Clerk and Master, enter the Historic Courthouse on James Robertson Parkway only. After entry, a guard will take you to the clerk office. The Criminal Court Clerk in the Justice A.A. Birch Building is open. 
   
• The tncourts.gov website and email addresses with a tncourts.gov domain have been restored, but emails sent on Christmas day or after may have been delayed, mis-timestamped or made inaccessible on smartphones
   
• The AOC’s physical office is closed for the week, with staff working remotely. Technology staff may be on hand to work on servers and systems. Phone lines into the AOC have not yet been restored, but email is working
   
• The Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program offices are located in the blast zone and received heavy damage. The physical office is closed. The website and email are functioning. Email sent between Friday morning and late Sunday may be delayed, mis-timestamped or made inaccessible on smartphones. The phone lines are not currently working. If you have an emergency, please call this cell number: 615-393-2985
   
• The Board of Law Examiners will be open, with email and website capabilities. Phone lines to BLE have not yet been restored
   
• The Board of Professional Responsibility is expected to be open and functioning as planned
   
• Many of the Davidson County court offices are located within, or just north of, the blast zone. They are on a pre-planned reduced schedule this week. The court clerk offices are scheduled to open today, but may have limited phone and email capabilities
   
• The Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims is experiencing a disruption in normal phone service. For this week only, settlement call-in numbers for the Nashville judges are as follows: Judge Josh Baker, 423-634-0163; Chief Judge Kenneth Switzer, 855-543-5041. All attorneys with approvals this week must contact the injured workers to convey this temporary change in plans. Bureau staff will be contacting the attorneys by phone or email as well
   
• As of Tuesday afternoon, phone lines at the Davidson County District Attorney's Office are down