the finance committee postponed action on the lockett ouster suit motion:

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The Shopper News is chock full o' items on the courthouse folk.

Sandra Clark reminisces about the bad old days
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Betty Bean speculates about replacement law directors
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and Larry Van Guilder waxes satirically poetic on a political funeral
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...on the timing of Lockett's admissions. Pertinent quote:

...The current attorney writing the plans belongs to Law Director Bill Lockett's old firm, and Broyles sees a risk of conflict of interest there.

He started that work before he became employed by Lockett's old firm, but took the work with him when he went...
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The real question is, when did the firm know about it? Has this been disclosed/reported anywhere?

TBI seizes law director's e-mails
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Lockett ignores calls to step down
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More Snark:

Law Director: "I Still Have Work to Do"
Shuffling papers, sharpening pencils, Lockett keeps busy

From APB reports. KNOXVILLE - Declaring "I'm still in charge of the law director's office," Knox County Law Director Bill Lockett today announced a major rearrangement of the office furniture.

"I still have work to do - I am having my desk moved closer to the window, and I'm thinking of having new draperies installed," explained the energetic law director. "What do you think of chartreuse brocade with lacy frills?"

Lockett also noted that he had a large quantity of folders to file, pencils to sharpen, and papers to shuffle. He said that he would be checking later to make sure that the trash was taken out.

"Anything that happens in this office, I'm on top of it," he said...

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Lockett recall effort seeks volunteers; drive to start this fall
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