TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Barry Kolar on Mar 14, 2023

The Knoxville Latino Bar Association launched this week with a gala event honoring Knox County Criminal Court Judge Hector Sanchez, who became the state’s first Hispanic trial court judge when he was sworn into office last fall, Knox News10 reports. "There's obviously a sense of camaraderie and unity when you bring a bunch of folk from similar cultures together and identity as one, so it's very important," Sanchez said. The newly-formed group also hopes to support minority lawyers as they start their careers, and throughout their professional lives.