Judge Kathryn Olita becomes the first woman to be elected President of the Tennessee Trial Judges Association, representing ...

The NAACP Legal Defense Fund on Monday dismissed its lawsuit challenging Fayette County’s 2021 electoral map as ...

The current map has districts 17, 19, 20 and 21 all within Davidson County, meaning three of the four senators representing Davidson County face reelection in the same year.

Robert Taswell “Tas” Gardner has been elected to serve as President of the Tennessee District Public Defenders Conference.

Tennessee's Republican-drawn state Senate map is unconstitutional, a judicial panel ruled Wednesday. Tennessee state Senate districts are required to be numbered consecutively in counties with ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A court in the 20th Judicial District in Davidson County has ruled Wednesday that the Tennessee House redistricting map was constitutional and that the Senate rezoning ...

Tennessee's 20th Judicial District seeks a new judge after Cheryl Blackburn retires; interviews open to the public.

Tennessee's electoral maps are being challenged in court, this time with plaintiffs alleging that "unconstitutional racial gerrymanders" included in the maps disenfranchise nonwhite voters.. The ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A Tennessee man was released from prison Thursday after spending 30 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. The District Attorney's office for the Tenth Judicial ...

A growing East Tennessee judicial district is getting an additional judge. State lawmakers led by state Reps. Andrew Farmer, Jeremy Faison and Rick Eldridge of East Tennessee passed legislation ...

In 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that partisan gerrymandering disputes involving congressional and legislative districts fall outside its jurisdiction, leaving such claims to state courts ...

On Thursday, Gov. Bill Lee is scheduled to join local leaders to celebrate the opening of a mental health court in the 19th judicial district. According to the Tennessee Department of Mental ...