TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 14, 2023

The Nashville Bar Foundation recently honored its 2023 class of fellows at an evening event, which also included presentation of the David Rutherford Award. This year’s award was presented posthumously to Judge Philip E. Smith, who served as a circuit court judge in Nashville from 1990-1994. The award is given to a fellow who exemplifies the memory and ideals of David Rutherford, which include professionalism, charitable contributions in the legal field and in the community as a whole, and the spirit of collegiality among bench and bar. Read more in a press release from the group.