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Putnam County’s General Sessions Courts can now hear adoption cases. Circuit Court Clerk Jennifer Wilkerson said adoption cases were previously only seen by upper-level chancery and circuit courts. She said with cases piling up, this gives people dealing with adoption proceedings an additional avenue to get their adoption finalized. “This again, will provide another opportunity to spread those cases out ... Read More »

Warren County General Sessions Court will see changes starting in the new year. Judge Ryan J. Moore said they are implementing three changes in hopes of making dockets more efficient both from the court’s side and the participants’ sides. “Starting court daily at 8:30 a.m,” Moore said. “And on criminal and traffic days we want to get the people who ... Read More »

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has concerns about Van Buren County wanting to have its own general sessions court. John Dunn is Director of Communications for The Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury. Dunn said adding a judge would require significant funding and the county would need to show it can cut its budget by whatever the cost could be. “We have ... Read More »

Van Buren County Mayor Greg Wilson said he and the entire county commission support legislation forming their own general sessions court. Wilson said that the county would not be held to the General Assembly’s Fiscal Review Committee’s estimated costs of over $200,000, based on conversations with Speaker Cameron Sexton. Wilson said the more likely estimated cost would be $18,000-$22,000 more ... Read More »

Van Buren County’s attorney said the General Assembly’s Fiscal Review Committee has over estimated the cost of giving the county its own general sessions court. Attorney Howard Upchurch told Commissioners Tuesday night that Van Buren is the only county statewide to share its general sessions judge. Van Buren and White County currently split one judge. The legislature is considering a ... Read More »