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Daniel FEATURE STORIES 20 When the U.S. Attorney Sued to Remove Half the Tennessee Supreme Court The Quo Warranto Cases of 1870 by Sam D. Elliott 3 PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE Your Profession Needs You by Cynthia Richardson Wyrick 4 LETTERS JEST IS FOR ALL by Arnie Glick 5 YOU NEED TO KNOW NEWS: Justice Holder to Retire | Committee and Section Chairs Named PEOPLE | LICENSURE & DISCIPLINE 28 BOOK REVIEW Congressman Lincoln: The Making of America’s Greatest President by Chris DeRose, Reviewed by Donald F. Paine 29 WHERE THERE’S A WILL ON THE It’s Trust Time in Tennessee! COVER by Eddy R. Smith What are the conse - quences of lying about who the father 33 PAINE ON PROCEDURE of a child is? See Practical Advice for Collecting a Judgment page 12. Our model, 4-month-old Collins, by Donald F. Paine is the daughter of former TBA Access to Justice Coordinator 34 BUT SERIOUSLY, FOLKS! 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In the last year, we have seen the end (very temporarily, we hope) of our merit selection system for electing judges and the dismantling of our court-based workers’ compensation system. We also are facing attacks on our jury system through continuing efforts at tort “reform.” While we have won some of the battles as our profession has been attacked, it would be easy to feel as attempted to establish a relationship though we have lost the war. I submit to with our legislators? (3) Have we you that the war is not over, and it is worked in and/or contributed to the “The truth is that our time for someone to do something about campaigns of those running for office these attacks. That someone is you! who support our legal system?