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Mayor Karl Dean to Join Belmont University as Visiting Professor
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean will become a distinguished visiting professor at Belmont University in late September 2015. He has no specifics set in terms of the coursework he will teach, but said it will most likely focus on American politics, city government and current events, according to the Nashville Business Journal. Dean previously served as a law professor at Vanderbilt University School of Law.

Nashville Veterans Court Lends a Hand to Soldiers’ Recovery
Across the U.S., judges and law enforcement grapple with the most efficient way to help war veterans adjust to civilian life after returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. One solution is to create special Veterans Courts that work specifically with ex-troops. In July, Nashville’s Veterans Court held a graduation ceremony for four men who completed its rehab program. Since 2008, approximately 150 Veterans Courts have been organized nationwide. The Nashville Public Radio has more. 
Nashville Lawyer Kenny Byrd Receives Paladin Award
Kenny Byrd of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein received the Tennessee Association for Justice’s (TAJ) 2015 Paladin Award. Bryd was recognized for the role he played in successful litigation against cigarette manufacturers R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Philip Morris USA Inc. and Lorillard Tobacco Company. The Paladin Award is the TAJ’s highest honor—it is given to an attorney who has demonstrated superior skills as a trial advocate, has achieved an outstanding result for clients and has worked to improve the civil justice system.
U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Approves $181M for New Nashville Courthouse
On July 23, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee approved $181.5 million in funding for a new federal courthouse in Nashville, according to Sen. Lamar Alexander. The funding was passed by a vote of 16-14.
Justice Gary R. Wade to Retire from Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justice Gary R. Wade announced that he will retire in September 2015. Wade has served the Tennessee judiciary for 28 years as a judge, justice and chief justice. He was appointed to the Supreme Court by Gov. Phil Bredesen in 2006 and was elected by his fellow justices to serve a two-year term as chief justice in September 2012.
Access to Justice Award Winners Announced
On July 30, The Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services announced the recipients of its 2015 Access to Justice Awards. The recipients will be honored in conjunction with the Equal Justice University Conference on September 2. See the full list of this year’s award winners here. 
Attorney Joycelyn A. Stevenson Named Nashville's Emerging Legal Leader
Joycelyn A. Stevenson, a shareholder at Littler Mendelson, was named an Emerging Leader in the legal services category at the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and YP Nashville’s annual Nashville Emerging Leader Awards ceremony in July. Stevenson practices labor and employment and business immigration law. For the full list of award winners, view The Tennessean article. 


June 2015 Circuit Court Trial Report 


Click here to access June 2015 departments by the numbers, trials by case type and trial verdict results.
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