TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Oct 21, 2022

Former Belmont University College of Law professor Jeffrey Usman was sworn in as Tennessee’s 95th Court of Appeals judge on Tuesday at the law school. Prior to his confirmation, Usman served as one of the founding faculty members of the school. Gov. Bill Lee and Frank G. Clement Jr., presiding judge of the Tennessee Court of Appeals - Middle Division, made remarks at the ceremony. Belmont law professors Amy Moore and Elizabeth Usman; Dean Alberto Gonzales; and 20th Judicial District General Sessions Judge Marcus Floyd, a former student of Usman’s, also spoke, as did Nashville School of Law Dean and former Tennessee Supreme Court Justice William Koch. Read more from the law school.