Holly M. Kirby appointed to Tennessee Supreme Court
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December 19, 2013
Tennessee: Governor Bill Haslam has appointed appellate court judge Holly M. Kirby to the Tennessee Supreme Court, where she will fill the shoes of retiring Justice Janice Holder next summer. Kirby, who has served on the Court of Appeals since 1995, has an "impressive record of service" that will benefit Tennesseans, said Haslam.[1][2]
In her application, Kirby cited her commitment to the "rigorous adherence to legislative intent, even where I disagree," also saying that she considers her own life experiences when trying to understand the situations put before her as a judge:
| “ | Like many litigants, I have spent years caring for aging parents, have been the divorced mother of young children, and have struggled to care for a child with a disability. … I am mindful that lawsuits are not dry academic exercises; they are people's lives. In writing opinions for the Court, I work hard to tell the human story underlying the legal issues so that, no matter the result, litigants will know they have been heard.[1][3] | ” |
Kirby, 56, earned both her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Memphis. Prior to joining the appellate court, she was a partner in the Memphis law firm of Burch, Porter & Johnson.[1]
Only five people applied for the vacancy. The three finalists were Kirby, Criminal Court Judge Chris Craft and corporate attorney J. Brooke Lathram. This is Governor Haslam's first state supreme court appointment.[1]
See also
- Holly M. Kirby
- Tennessee Supreme Court
- Judges appointed by Bill Haslam
- Judicial selection in Tennessee
External links
- State of Tennessee, "Haslam Appoints Kirby To Tennessee Supreme Court," December 17, 2013
- Clarksville Online, "Holly Kirby appointed to Tennessee Supreme Court by Governor Bill Haslam," December 18, 2013
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Republic, "Haslam names Appeals Judge Holly M. Kirby to fill upcoming vacancy on Tenn. Supreme Court," December 17, 2013
- ↑ The Commercial Appeal, "State Supreme Court Justice Janice Holder to retire," June 26, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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