Tennessee s 43-year-old anti-nepotism law would get new clarity and its first set of legal teeth to enforce the ban on state officials hiring and overseeing their relatives under a bill now moving in the General Assembly.
Former Hamilton County District Attorney Neal Pinkston has received a private reprimand from the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility following a complaint submitted by former County Commissioner Tim Boyd, according to a letter Boyd shared with the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
The state's comptroller's office says Hamilton County DA Neal Pinkston violated the law by keeping his wife on staff after marrying her, and later hiring her brother.
State rules District Attorney Pinkston has violated Nepotism laws wdef.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wdef.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Aug. 7—Hamilton County District Attorney Neal Pinkston, whose office has both state and county funding, has moved his wife from the state portion of his payroll to the county's amid concerns about nepotism. Pinkston, who has served as the top prosecutor for Tennessee's 11th Judicial District since 2014, married a subordinate, Melydia Clewell, in 2019 and appointed her brother, Kerry Clewell, .