The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments will consider nine applicants when it meets Oct. 27, in Nashville to select nominees for the Tennessee Supreme Court vacancy.
The vacancy was created by the retirement of Justice Gary R. Wade on Sept. 8.
The applicants are:
Matthew P. Cavitch
Eads
Thomas Radcliffe Frierson
Morristown
Mark A. Fulks
Johnson City
Ted M. Hayden
Gallatin
Robert David Meyers
Memphis
Herbert S. Moncier
Knoxville
Robert H. Montgomery, Jr.
Kingsport
Roger Amos Page
Medina
Larry Scroggs
Germantown
The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments will interview the applicants on Oct. 27, at Legislative Plaza, 301 6th Ave. N, Nashville, Tn. 37243. The meeting will include a public hearing at 9 a.m., during which anyone may express their opinions in opposition to the applicants. The interview and public hearing will be open to the public.
The council is expected to make their selections immediately following the interviews and forward the names to Governor Bill Haslam for his consideration.
Completed applications of all the candidates can be found on TNCourts.gov.