NASHVILLE—The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments will consider three applicants when it meets September 25 in Harriman to select nominees for the impending criminal court vacancy in the 9th Judicial District, which serves Loudon, Meigs, Morgan, and Roane counties.
The impending vacancy has been created by the announcement by Judge E. Eugene Eblen that he is retiring effective December 31, 2015.
The applicants are:
- Walter B. Johnson II, of Lenoir City,
- Porsche Lyn Shantz of Lenoir City, and
- Jeffery H. Wicks of Rockwood.