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Nashville, Tennessee · Nashville07/18/25 The Tennessee Supreme Court held today in State of Tennessee v. Shanessa L. Sokolosky, that an appeal of a probation revocation order was not moot even when the defendant fully served her sentence.Shanessa Sokolosky pleaded guilty in 2019 to two misdemeanors. Instead of serving time in custody, her nearly two-year sentence was suspended for supervised probation. A few months into her sentence, the trial court issued an arrest warrant …Read Article
TENNESSEE SUPREME COURT: Appeal of Probation Revocation Order Not Moot After Sentence Served | Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts

Tennessee · Tennessee07/15/25
3rd Judicial District Chancellor Doug Jenkins
Chancellor Doug Jenkins of the 3rd Judicial District, which includes Greene, Hamblen, Hancock and Hawkins counties, was recently elected president of the Tennessee Judicial Conference (TJC).“It’s a great honor, very humbling, and I hope I can get a lot done to help the judges in our state,” said Chancellor Jenkins. One of the main duties of the TJC is to organize judicial conferences held …Read Article
Chancellor Doug Jenkins Elected Tennessee Judicial Conference President | Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts

Nashville, Tennessee · Nashville07/07/25
19th Judicial District Circuit Court Judge Katy Olita
Circuit Court Judge Kathryn (Katy) Olita was recently elected President of the Tennessee Trial Judges Association (TTJA), becoming the first woman and first judge from the 19th Judicial District to serve in this role.“As far as we can tell, and for people who are still with us who are able to tell us who served, it does appear that for sure I am the first woman and no one else from …Read Article