On August 31, 2023 Monroe Countian TN Supreme Court Justice Sharon G. Lee will retire.
Five applicants are in the mix, of the five East Tennesseans. Justice Lee, an East Tennesseans must be replaced by an East Tennessean.
Judge Kristi M. Davis of the TN Court of Appeals.
Judge Tom Greenholtz, a recent appointed to TN Court of Criminal Appeals.
Chancellor John C. Rambo, First Judicial District
Michael Richardson, Trial Attorney in Chattanooga
Dwight E. Tarwater, Partner Paine, Tarwater, Bickers, LLP in Knoxville