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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 1, 2022

At the request of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, the Tennessee Judicial Conference Foundation has established a scholarship fund in honor of the late Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge John Everett Williams. More than $6,000 has already been raised. Those interested in contributing should visit GiveButter.com and select the “John Everett Williams Scholarship” on the second screen. Checks may be mailed to The Tennessee Judicial Conference Foundation, Attn: Suzanne G. Keith, 629 Woodland St., Nashville, TN 37206-4211. The scholarship will be needs-based and will be awarded to Tennessee law students attending Cumberland School of Law. Both Williams and his father, the late John L. Williams, received their law degrees from the school. Judge Williams died Sept. 2 at the age of 68. He served on the court from 1998 until his death.