×
You've used up your 3 free articles for this month. Subscribe today.
Tennessee Judge Facing Misconduct Charges Tries to Depose Disciplinary Counsel
by Matt Clarke
Cocke County, Tennessee General Sessions Judge John A. Bell, while facing a judicial misconduct complaint, sought to depose Joseph S. Daniel, disciplinary counsel for the Tennessee Court of the Judiciary, in February 2010. Bell also asked to review all complaints filed against Tennessee judges due to delayed …
Cocke County, Tennessee General Sessions Judge John A. Bell, while facing a judicial misconduct complaint, sought to depose Joseph S. Daniel, disciplinary counsel for the Tennessee Court of the Judiciary, in February 2010. Bell also asked to review all complaints filed against Tennessee judges due to delayed …
Full article and associated cases available to subscribers.
As a digital subscriber to Prison Legal News, you can access full text and downloads for this and other premium content.
Already a subscriber? Login
More from this issue:
- Crime Labs in Crisis: Shoddy Forensics Used to Secure Convictions, by Matthew Clarke
- Prisoners of the Census in New York: Democracy on the March!, by Eric Lotke
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- New York Prisons Avoid Budget Axe, by David Reutter
- Are Doctors Complicit in Prison Torture? The Maine Medical Community Looks at Solitary Confinement, by Lance Tapley
- State Auditor Issues Report on Washington Department of Corrections
- $13 Million Settlement in DC Mass Arrest of Protestors, by David Reutter
- Settlement Allows North Carolina Prisoners to Receive Compensation for Writings, by David Reutter
- Expanded Eligibility for New York Medical Parole Has Little Effect, by Matthew Clarke
- Ex-Cons Face Tougher Job Market in Great Recession, by David Reutter
- Governing Through Crime: How the War on Crime Transformed American Democracy and Created a Culture of Fear, by Jonathan Simon (Oxford University Press 2007), 344 pages, by Ian Head
- New York Prison Chaplain Accused of Smuggling Weapons
- Prisoners’ Self-Help Litigation Manual, 4th Edition, by John Boston and Daniel Manville, Oxford University Press, 960 Pages, $39.95, by Paul Wright
- Former President of Florida Sheriff’s Association Enters Plea in Kickback Scheme, by David Reutter
- $3.125 Million in Settlements in Oregon Prisoner’s Beating Death
- Tennessee Judge Facing Misconduct Charges Tries to Depose Disciplinary Counsel, by Matthew Clarke
- Pennsylvania Prisoner Awarded $185,000 in Civil Rights Claim; Harassment Continues, by David Reutter
- Ninth Circuit Says Qualified Immunity Warranted for Comb-Binding Denial, by Mark Wilson
- Washington Prisoners Need Not Show Prima Facie Case Upon Challenging Prison Discipline, by David Reutter
- Virginia Issues Report on Monitoring of Sex Offenders Subject to Registration
- Georgia Ends Contact Visits for Death Row Prisoners, by David Reutter
- Texas Controversy: Governor Guts Forensic Science Commission, by Matthew Clarke
- For Lease: Never-Used 525-Bed Oregon Jail, $45 Million or Best Offer, by Mark Wilson
- Seventh Circuit Upholds Ban on Dungeons & Dragons, by Brandon Sample
- New York Prison Superintendents Live in Lap of Luxury on Taxpayer Subsidy
- Third Circuit Reverses $642,398.57 Attorney Fee Award for RFRA Claim by Immigration Prisoner
- U.S. Supreme Court: No Bivens Remedy Available Against PHS Staff, by Brandon Sample
- Fraudsters Sentenced in Cornell Prison Construction Scheme, by Brandon Sample
- Successful Appellate Ruling Invalidating Statute Creates Prevailing Party for Attorney Fee Award, by David Reutter
- Exhaustion Excused Where Warden Misled Prisoner During Grievance Process, by Brandon Sample
- Ninth Circuit: Los Angeles County Not Liable for Occasional Over-Detentions, by Michael Brodheim
- Female Assistant Attorney General Pleads Guilty in Wife-Beating Case, by Mark Wilson
- Sexual Abuse of Youths at Tennessee Juvenile Facility Widespread, by David Reutter
- Fake Rape Claim Puts Woman in Prison, by Brandon Sample
- News in Brief:
- Limitations Period in Suit Over Delay in Providing Surgery Begins When Prisoner is Recommended for Surgery, by Brandon Sample
More from Matthew Clarke:
- Dissenter Excoriates SCOTUS for Denying Certiorari in Challenge to Constitutionality of Nitrogen Hypoxia Execution, Feb. 1, 2026
- D.C. Federal Court Holds Blocking Prison Reform Advocate’s Access to Federal Prisoners May Violate First Amendment and Due Process, Feb. 1, 2026
- Eleventh Circuit Holds Estate Cannot Sue Jailers Who Followed Medical Personnel Advice That Led to Detainee’s Death, Feb. 1, 2026
- Sixth Circuit Reinstates Lawsuit Over Failure to Properly Classify Violent Prisoners at Kentucky Jail, Feb. 1, 2026
- Eleventh Circuit Holds Alabama County May Be Liable for Policy of Providing Inadequate Jail Medical Care, Feb. 1, 2026
- Tenth Circuit Reverses Summary Dismissal of Claim Over Prisoner’s Suicide in Oklahoma Jail, Feb. 1, 2026
- Deportation of Kenyan Priest Working as Texas Prison Guard Highlights TDCJ’s Dependence on Immigrant Staff, Feb. 1, 2026
- Ninth Circuit Reinstates Wheelchair-Bound Washington State Prisoner’s Suit Over Failure to Accommodate Disabilities During Transport, Feb. 1, 2026
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Announces Adoption of Transferred Intent Self-Defense, Jan. 1, 2026
- Eleventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Six Female Alabama Jail Detainees’ Sexual Assault Suit, Jan. 1, 2026
More from these topics:
- FCC Releases Final Version of Order Gutting 2024 Phone Cap Regulations, Feb. 1, 2026. Misconduct/Corruption, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates.
- News in Brief, Aug. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Male Reproductive, Malpractice, Escapes, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Juvenile Prisons, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bribery/Extortion/Theft.
- Sixth Circuit Order Sealing Records in Private Prison Shareholder Suit Vacated, Remanded, Aug. 1, 2025. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Misconduct/Corruption, Public Records.
- Missouri Prison Nurse Sentenced to 12 Years for Poisoning Husband, Aug. 1, 2025. Misconduct/Corruption.
- News in Brief, Aug. 1, 2025. Assault by Police, Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Police Misconduct, Stun Guns/Tasers, Immigration, False Arrest, Evidence - Integrity/Reliability of.
- Trump’s “Border Czar” Was on GEO Group Payroll, July 15, 2025. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Misconduct/Corruption, Detention - Generally.
- Florida Sheriff Charged in Connection with Massive $21 Million Gambling Ring, July 15, 2025. Misconduct/Corruption, Gambling Crimes, Money Laundering/Structuring.
- Trump Pardons Virginia Sheriff Convicted of a Bribes-for-Badges Scheme, July 15, 2025. Misconduct/Corruption, Pardons/Clemency, Bribery/Extortion/Theft.
- News in Brief, July 1, 2025. Misconduct/Corruption, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Shootings, Dogs, Police--Excessive Force, Brady Violations, Home Search, Bribery/Extortion/Theft, Brady Rule violations, Perjury/Perjured Testimony.
- Former Wisconsin Warden Gets No Cell Time, $500 Fine After Prisoner Deaths, June 1, 2025. Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General).

