John Jay Hooker v. Governor Bill Haslam

IN THE SPECIAL SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE July 19, 2013 Session JOHN JAY HOOKER ET AL. v. GOVERNOR BILL HASLAM ET AL. Appeal by Permission from the Court of Appeals, Middle Section Circuit Court for Davidson County No. 12C-735 Hamilton V. Gayden, Judge No. M2012-01299-SC-R11-CV – Filed March 17, 2014 We granted permission to appeal to determine whether certain provisions of the Tennessee Plan,

Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 17-4-101

through 17-4-109 (2009), which governs the way in which Tennessee appellate judges are initially selected and thereafter stand for reelection, violate the…