The Governor’s Council on Judicial Appointments will select three finalists for Criminal Court Judge Rebecca Stern’s seat today.
The public hearing will begin at 9 a.m. at the Read House. A panel of 11 people appointed by Gov. Bill Haslam will interview these seven candidates:
Red Bank City Judge and private attorney Johnny D. Houston Jr.
Soddy-Daisy City Judge D. Marty Lasley
Assistant District Public Defender Mike A. Little
Assistant District Attorney General Leslie Anne Longshore
Assistant District Attorney General Boyd M. Patterson Jr.
Private attorney John Gary McDougal, of the McDougal Law Office
Private attorney Samuel Francis Robinson III, of the Robinson Law Firm
Haslam will appoint Stern’s replacement from among the three finalists.
Stern announced in February that her retirement would be effective June 1. She and her husband plan to move to Puerto Rico full time.