OVERVIEW:  At some point in their careers, most lawyers consider the possibility of becoming a judge. In Tennessee there is a clearly defined procedure for pursuing that goal. Adopted by the General Assembly in 1994, the Tennessee Plan involves a 17-member screening panel known as the Judicial Selection Commission, which recommends three persons to the Governor for possible appointment to each vacant judgeship.

Seminar presenters will answer many of your questions about becoming a judge.

The faculty are Bill Purcell, former Nashville Mayor, who as House Majority Leader helped pass the legislation which created the Commission, and Bill Farmer, a current member of the Commission. Mayor Purcell will discuss the politics and policy of the legislation, and Mr. Farmer will talk about how the Commission operates.

YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT:

• The history of the Tennessee Plan.
• The details of the current statute, including changes made since 1994.
• The composition of the Commission and how it conducts its business.
• The recently proposed changes to the Tennessee Plan.
  

FACULTY:
BILL PURCELL, Dean, College of Public Service & Urban Affairs, Tennessee State University
BILL FARMER, Farmer & Luna

Received on or beforeJUL 7: 
$45 NBA member; 
$55 non-member

Received after JUL 7: 
$55 NBA member; 
$65 non-member

Registration must be received on or before JULY 7  to guarantee written materials at the program. No refunds will be issued after the registration deadline; however, a substitute may attend for a registered participant.

REGISTRATION:
11:30 a.m.

SEMINAR:
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

LOCATION:
TENNESSEE STATE
UNIVERSITY, DOWNTOWN, AVON WILLIAMS CAMPUS,
Room 353, 330 10th Ave. N, Nashville, TN
PH: 963-7006

Parking: Free parking available next to the building at the reserved
spaces on McLemore St.
(between Charlotte Ave. and Church St.) next to the TSU building. Additional parking located in the TSU parking lot (enter from 10th Ave)
– park only in the white lined parking spaces. DISPLAY PARKING PASS. Provide e-mail address when you
pre-register to receive pass the day before the seminar.

CREDIT: 1.0 CLE HOURS- General

PRODUCER:
JOHN P. WILLIAMS,
Tune Entrekin & White

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