The Judicial Nominating Commission met in Chattanooga last week to review the 11 applicants for the Court of Appeals Eastern Section vacancy, which serves 13 judicial districts in east Tennessee. The vacancy was created by the retirement of Court of Appeals Judge Herschel P. Franks (pictured) on December 31, 2012. After holding a public hearing and interview for each applicant, the Judicial Nominating Commission has recommended the following three candidates to Governor Bill Haslam: Jerri S. Bryant, chancellor, 10th Judicial District, Athens, Tenn.; Michael A. Faulk, solo practitioner, state senator, Faulk Law Office, Church Hill, Tenn.; and Thomas Radcliffe Frierson, chancellor, 3rd Judicial District, Morristown, Tenn. For more information, visit www.tncourts.gov. Source: Judicial Nominating Commission. (Photo provided by the office of Judge Herschel P. Franks.)