A retirement celebration for Davidson County Seventh Circuit Probate Court Judge Randy Kennedy will be held on Aug. 23 from 2- 4 p.m. CDT, on the Sixth floor of the Historic Davidson County Courthouse. Notes and well wishes for Kennedy can be left here. RSVPs are not required, but questions can be directed to Adam Hill.   

The Knox County Chancery Court and Chancellor John F. Weaver will hold an informal reception honoring the retirement of Judicial Assistant Pamela Jennings on Aug. 30 from 2-4 p.m. EDT in the Chancery Part I courtroom. Light refreshments will be served. For any questions or additional information, please contact Lisa Sharp at (865) 215-2448 or Jennifer White at (865) 215-2560.

The Knox County Juvenile Court is changing its local rule this fall to require specific training for lawyers interested in taking delinquency appointments. A training will be held in Knoxville at the end of the month. For more information, email Chris Kleiser at the Knox County Public Defender's Community Law Office.

Incumbent and newly-elected Knox County judges and chancellors are among judicial officials being sworn in during a ceremony at 3 p.m. EDT Aug. 31, on the second floor of the Supreme Court Building at 505 Main St., Knoxville. Knoxville Bar Association President Jason H. Long will preside over the Sixth Judicial District event. Supreme Court Justice Sharon G. Lee will swear in 13 of the judges, Public Defender Eric Lutton and court clerks Charles D. Susano III and Mike Hammond. Chancellor John F. Weaver will swear in J. Scott Griswold as the new clerk & master. District Attorney General Charme Allen will have the oath administered by Judge Steve Sword. A reception will follow the ceremony. Guests are asked to register for the event.

A retirement gathering for Sixth Judicial District Clerk and Master Howard G. Hogan will take place Sept. 1. The event will be held from 8-10 a.m. EDT in the Probate Courtroom of the City-County Building, 400 W. Main St., Knoxville 37902. Light refreshments will be served. Hogan has served in the role since 1998.

An investiture ceremony will take place for newly elected Davidson County Chancellor I’Ashea Lynnae Myles on Aug. 26 at 3:30 p.m. CDT. The event will be held at the Historic Metro Courthouse, One Public Square, Ste. 607, Nashville 37201. U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Bernice Donald and Tennessee Court of Appeals Judge Richard Dinkins will officiate at the ceremony. RSVP to jmcdaniel@ferrellmcdaniel.com. Myles will replace retiring Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle. She most recently was of counsel in the Nashville office of Spencer Fane. A graduate of Belmont College of Law, she was a member of the TBA Young Lawyers Division’s Diversity Leadership Institute while in law school. View the invitation.

The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands (LAS) will hold its free legal advice clinic at Belmont on Saturday. The in-person clinic will run from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. CDT at 2005 12th Ave. S., Nashville 37204. To volunteer, contact Kendra Cheek, 615-780-7131. See all August clinics.

Professor and Director of Vanderbilt Law School’s Criminal Justice Program Chris Slobogin is one of the speakers in the just released line up for TEDx Nashville, Aug. 27-28. Slobogin is one of the top five most frequently cited criminal law and procedure authors in recent years, and has authored more than 200 articles, books and chapters on criminal law and procedure topics as well as mental health law and evidence. See the complete list of speakers and get ticket information.

The Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law Alumni Chapter at the University of Memphis will host its Pillars of Excellence Law Alumni Chapter Awards on Aug. 20 at FedExForum. Cocktail hour begins at 6 p.m., followed by the dinner and program at 7 p.m., and an after-party at 9 p.m. CDT. The 2022 Pillars of Excellence honorees are Lee J. Chase III of Glankler Brown PLLC; David J. Harris of Burch, Porter & Johnson PLLC; the Hon. Janice M. Holder, retired chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court; Allie J. Prescott III, senior vice president at Waddell & Associates; and the Hon. Diane K. Vescovo, retired chief magistrate judge for the Western District of Tennessee. The Law Alumni Chapter will also bestow the honor of 2022 Friend of the Law School to Bill Nixon, retired architect at Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects. Make reservations or get more information online or by emailing alumniassociation@memphis.edu.

An item in Friday's issue of TBA Today was not clear about the groups holding a networking reception this Thursday in Nashville. The event at Pins Mechanical Company is being hosted by the Lawyers' Association for Women (LAW) - Marion Griffin Chapter and the Tennessee Stonewall Bar Association. The event will take place from from 5:30 to 7 p.m. CDT. Attendees will gather for games and libations and pizza will be provided. Discounted parking is available on the lower levels of the Broadway Whole Foods garage. Bring your ticket to the event for validation. PINS Mechanical is located at 1102 Grundy St., Nashville, 37203. RSVP here