NASHVILLE – Eleven Chattanooga-area attorneys have applied for the Hamilton County judgeship being vacated by Chancellor Howell Peoples, who announced his retirement in January, state officials said today.
The Judicial Nominating Commission will hold a Feb. 23 public hearing at the Sheraton Read House Hotel in Chattanooga to interview the applicants. The executive committee meeting and applicant interviews will take place at 8:30 a.m. EST, and the public hearing will begin at 9 a.m.
During the public hearing, attorneys and members of the public may voice support or opposition to candidates. After the hearing, the commission will interview each applicant before recommending three to the governor. The public is invited to attend.
According to the Administrative Office of the Courts, the applicants are:
* Jeffrey Michael Atherton