Attorneys are hesitant to file complaints against some Tennessee judges because they fear retaliation, a state Senate judiciary subcommittee was told last week. The subcommittee held hearings to allow attorneys to voice their concerns about Tennessee's system for disciplining the state's judges. One attorney, who said lawyers were reluctant to file motions for recusal, told the panel: "We know who the honest judges are. We know who the dishonest judges are. We're deathly afraid of being retaliated against."
October 12, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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Attorneys are hesitant to file complaints against some Tennessee judges because they fear retaliation by the judicial system, a panel was recently told.
A subcommittee of the state Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings last week to allow attorneys to voice their concerns about the Court of the Judiciary, Tennessee’s system for disciplining the state’s judges.
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