TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Dec 12, 2022

The Tennessee Supreme Court today made a number of appointments to the Advisory Commission on the Rules of Practice and Procedure. Commission members Kathryn Barnett, James Bowman, Doug Halijan, F. Dulin Kelly and Allan Wade were reappointed to another term. They now will serve through June 30, 2026. The court also named three new members. Sarah Keith, an assistant district attorney general in the Anderson County District Attorney General’s Office, will replace Steven Strain, while Donald Capparella with Dodson Parker Behm & Capparella in Nashville will replace F. Braxton Terry. Both will serve through June 30, 2026. Finally, the court named 20th Judicial District Criminal Court Judge Jennifer L. Smith as the new trial court liaison to the commission. She replaces Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Mark Ward.