TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 9, 2023

Two longtime former deputies in the Davidson County Circuit Court Clerk’s office allege in a lawsuit filed this week that their dismissals in 2022 were politically motivated, the Nashville Post reports. Veronica Edmondson and Annecia Donigan name former Davidson County Circuit Court Clerk Richard Rooker, current Circuit Court Clerk Joseph Day and the Metro Government in their suit. Rooker announced in 2021 that he would not seek another term as clerk and supported his deputy, Joseph Day, for the post. According to the lawsuit, Rooker asked court staff to support Day and said “they were expected to work on the campaign.” He also is alleged to have said that those who did not support Day “would no longer have positions after the election.” Both Edmondson and Donigan say they did not support Day and were terminated because of that.