TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 20, 2023

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee recently unveiled portraits of Noah Parden and Styles Hutchins during a ceremony at the federal building in Chattanooga. The pair had represented Ed Johnson before the U.S. Supreme Court and obtained a stay of execution for him before he was killed by a lynch mob. Senior Judge Curtis Collier spoke at the unveiling, saying their “courageous defense of Johnson – at great personal cost – merits the public’s honor.” Read more from the Hamilton County Herald.