The Tennessee State Library and Archives staff moved all three versions of the original handwritten state constitution to the Supreme Court building today as part of the 75th anniversary celebration of the court building. Public viewing – the first time the three documents will be presented together – begins tomorrow at 10 a.m. Also on display will be a diorama of a judge’s chambers as it would have been when the building opened in 1937, a display of artifacts and documents from the Scopes Monkey Trial, and a display of court records from the early part of Tennessee’s judicial history. After a week, the documents will return to the State Library and be replaced with digital facsimiles at the Supreme Court. Get details here

The Memphis Bar Association will hold its annual meeting this Thursday with keynote speaker Manassas High School Coach Bill Courtney, the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary “Undefeated.” In addition, the gavel will pass to 2013 President Linda Warren Seely, and the 2013 board of directors will be announced. Finally, several awards will be presented: Lewis Donelson will be honored with the 2012 Judge Jerome Turner Lawyer’s Lawyer Award, and the Sam A. Myar award will be given to Marcy Magee. The event takes place in the ballroom of the Holiday Inn on Central Ave. Tickets are $40 per person. Reserve your seat online or contact Charlotte Gean at (901) 527-3574 or ckgean@memphisbar.org for details.

The Nashville Bar Association will hold its annual meeting and elections on Dec. 6 at the Wildhorse Saloon in downtown Nashville. As in past years, a reception for the general membership will begin at 5:30 p.m., with dinner and program to begin at 7 p.m. During the event, the presidential gavel will pass from John Kitch to Tom Sherrard, 2013 officers will be announced and a number of awards will be presented. Newly elected board members also will be introduced. They include Kay S. Caudle, Hon. Randal S. Mashburn, Andrea P. Perry, Matt Potempa, Saul A. Solomon and Joycelyn A. Stevenson. Register for the event online

An investiture ceremony for 16th Judicial District Circuit Court Judge M. Keith Siskin will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at the Rutherford County Courthouse. Judge Donna Scott Davenport will administer the oath of office. Siskin fills the vacancy created by the appointment of Judge Don Ash to senior judge earlier this year. Siskin has been a Juvenile Court magistrate since 2004, presiding over both civil and criminal cases. He earned his law degree in 1997 from the University of Georgia School of Law.

The Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS) is hosting a farewell reception for Lisa Primm on Nov. 28 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Primm, who has served as policy and training director for the organization, is leaving at the end of the month to become executive director of the Disability Law and Advocacy Center of Tennessee. The reception will be held at the TALS office at 50 Vantage Way, Suite 250, Nashville 37228. Download the invitation

The election is over, and implementation of the Affordable Care Act is now very real and very near. Your clients and your firm have little time to grasp the fundamental changes that will be taking place in health care over the next 13 months as governments, insurance companies, health care providers and employers make the changes called for in the law. On Dec. 7, TennBar U will present a program that will help you get up to speed on the Affordable Care Act and help you serve your clients. Sessions include an overview of the Affordable Care Act, how to advise your small to mid-sixe business owner, a session on what lawyers need to do for law firm management, and answers to the top 10 questions your clients will ask.

The Memorials and Resolutions Committee of the Knoxville Bar Association is sponsoring an opportunity to honor the members of the bar who have passed away in the last year. Hon. Gary R. Wade, Hon. Sharon Lee and Rev. Charles W.B. Fels will lead the service this Friday at 3 p.m. in the Tennessee Supreme Court Courtroom, located at 505 Main St. in Knoxville. A reception will follow the service.

Public hearings on conservatorship law continue this week, with sessions planned for Tuesday in Morristown and Wednesday in Chattanooga. The sessions are taking place to help improve practice and procedure in dealing with adults with diminished capacity, including frail elders, persons with developmental disabilities, individuals with physical disabilities, and persons with mental health or addiction issues. The Morristown session will be held tomorrow at the Hamblen County Courthouse, 511 W. Second North St., from 1 to 5 p.m. Eastern time. The Chattanooga session will be Wednesday at the Hamilton County Courthouse, 625 Georgia Ave., also from 1 to 5 p.m. Eastern time.

Thomas Perez, assistant attorney general and head of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, will speak Thursday at 7 p.m. at the University of Tennessee as part of the university’s Civility and Diversity Program. The law school community is invited to a reception for Perez at 4:45 in the Faculty Lounge, where Perez will make brief remarks and answer questions. Learn more from UT

International human rights lawyer and media commentator Arsalan T. Iftikhar will speak about “Global Muslims in the Post-Osama Era” Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Middle Tennessee State University’s Tucker Theatre as part of the school's International Education Week. All events are free and open to the public. Learn more from the Murfreesboro Post.