Judicial Recusal in Tennessee Family Law
- At April 22, 2025
- By Miles Mason
- In Judicial Recusal
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Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 10B (2.01) states in part, as follows: If the trial court judge enters an order denying a motion for the judge’s disqualification or recusal, or for determination of constitutional or statutory incompetence, the trial court’s ruling either can be appealed in an accelerated interlocutory appeal as of right, as provided in […]
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Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal in divorce. Brittni (Gray) Haggard v. Joe Michael Carroll The parents in this McNairy County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2016, and a permanent parenting plan was put into place. The father made a petition to modify child support in 2020, and this was granted. In 2022, the father […]
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Tennessee child custody case summary on recusal in divorce and family law. Michelle Miller v. Carlos Durand The father was named the primary residential parent in 2023 in this Carter County, Tennessee, case. The mother had previously made a motion to recuse the judge, Chancellor Suzanne S. Cook, but that motion had been denied and […]
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- At August 14, 2024
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Divorce, Judicial Recusal
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Tennessee case summary on motions to recuse in divorce. Catina Hope Kestner Lusk v. Brandon Burl Lusk The wife in this Unicoi County, Tennessee, case filed for divorce in 2021. The husband filed an answer, but the case remained dormant for over a year. The case was eventually set for trial before Judge Suzanne Cook. […]
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Tennessee case summary on child support and judge recusal in divorce and family law. Nedra R. Hastings v. Larry M. Hastings The child in this child support case was born in 2004, and the State of Tennessee filed an action to establish child support. Litigation followed over the years, including a 2020 hearing before a […]
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- At August 10, 2024
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Divorce, Judicial Recusal
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Tennessee case summary on recusal in divorce. Lee Ardrey Harris v. Alena Marie Allen The husband in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case was the mayor of Shelby County. He filed for divorce in March, 2023. The chancellor assigned to the case, on her own motion, recused herself from the case, stating that this was necessary […]
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Tennessee case summary: judicial recusal denied. Arthur A. Allen v. Heather S. Allen This custody matter was scheduled for a hearing in Washington County, Tennessee. It was to be heard by Chancellor John C. Rambo, but due to a scheduling conflict, the case was instead heard before Judge Suzanne Cook. At the start of the […]
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Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal in divorce. Sarah Edge Woodward v. Geoffrey Hamilton Woodward The mother and father in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were married in 2001 and had three children. In 2021, the mother filed for divorce, alleging irreconcilable differences and inappropriate marital conduct. At one of the first hearings in the […]
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- At May 28, 2023
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process, Judicial Recusal
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Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal. Benjamin McCurry et al., v. Agness McCurry In 2022, the wife in this Washington County, Tennessee, had previously appealed to the Tennessee Court of Appeals with what that court called a frivolous appeal. In early 2023, she was back in that court. This time, she argued that the trial […]
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Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal in divorce. Molly Leann Green v. Michael Wayne Green The husband and wife in this Fentress County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2014, and the case was heard by Judge Todd Burnett. They subsequently reconciled and had another child, but did not remarry. The father brought a petition to […]
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