Retired Tennessee Supreme Court Justice to mediate Freeman civil suit
Janice M. Holder will mediate the civil wrongful death suit filed by the widow of Gershun Freeman. Holder was the first female chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Her portrait hangs at the Judge D’Army Bailey Courthouse. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The first woman to lead the state’s highest court will oversee negotiations between lawyers for Nicole Freeman and Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr., Chief Jailer Kirk Fields and Shelby County government.
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Tennessee Supreme Court Gershun Freeman Shelby County Jail Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. Janice M. HolderAarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers public safety for The Daily Memphian, focusing on crime and the local court system. He earned his bachelor’s in journalism and strategic media from the University of Memphis.
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