TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 21, 2022

The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments will consider seven applicants when it meets virtually on March 3 and 4 to select nominees for two vacancies on the Eastern Section of the Court of Criminal Appeals. Those under consideration are 10th Judicial District Circuit Court Judge Andrew Freiberg; Mark A. Fulks, university counsel and chief compliance officer with East Tennessee State University; 11th Judicial District Criminal Court Judge Thomas Greenholtz; 6th Judicial District Criminal Court Judge Kyle Hixon; Knox County General Sessions Court Magistrate Ray Hal Jenkins; 5th Judicial District Assistant District Attorney Tracy Jenkins; and 11th Judicial District Assistant Public Defender Jay Arthur Perry. The vacancies are due to Judge Norma McGee Ogle and D. Kelly Thomas Jr. deciding not to stand for retention in the August election. The council will livestream the hearing. Interested individuals may also attend the livestream at the Tennessee Supreme Court Building, 500 Main Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Those who wish to make comments should contact Ceesha Lofton, 615-741-2687.