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TN Supreme Court pushes for more pay during lawyer shortage

The Tennessee Supreme Court says more lawyers are needed across the state than they’ve seen in the past 20 years

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Tennessee must raise rates for court-appointed lawyers, state s chief justice says

Chief Justice Holly Kirby said the court would seek budget funding to increase the hourly rate to $80. Some say the increase is long overdue.

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Tennessee Courts Struggling To Find Court-Appointed Attorneys

Tennessee Courts Struggling To Find Court-Appointed Attorneys
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Why Tennessee s system appointing lawyers for poor defendants is at breaking point

Judges are scrambling to find attorneys for the cases that lawyers are hesitant to take on. The low fees have put the system in crisis.

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