TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 19, 2022

Rutherford County Juvenile Court Judge Donna Scott Davenport will retire at the end of her term in September, WPLN reports. Davenport, who has served in the position since it was created in 2000, said she would “always look back at my time as judge as one of the greatest honors of my life.” Davenport has been the subject of an ongoing investigation by WPLN News and ProPublica over the arresting and jailing of more than a thousand children, and legislation had been introduced in the Tennessee General Assembly to have her removed from office. That effort was dropped today after Davenport announced her retirement, WPLN reports. Last month, the county settled a class-action lawsuit over these practices. Several lawyers have plans to run for the post, including Andrae Crismon and Jacob Flatt.