Skrmetti appoints Madeline Clark as Tennessee solicitor general Attorney General promotes veteran lawyer to succeed Matt Rice in legal position overseeing state appellate litigation Julianne Akers Julianne Akers Author email May 20, 2026 May 20, 2026 Updated May 20, 2026 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gift this article New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has appointed Madeline Clark as the state’s new solicitor general. Madeline Clark Photo: State of Tennessee Clark will assume the position on June 8 and succeeds Matt Rice who is leaving the office to join law firm Kirkland & Ellis as a partner. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmr=2C< ;@:?65 E96 @77:46 2D E96 DE2E6’D AC:?4:A2= 56AFEJ 2EE@C?6J 86?6C2= :? s646>36C a_ad[ 2?5 92D D6CG65 ;F5:4:2= 4=6C<D9:AD H:E9 &]$] $FAC6>6 r@FCE yFDE:46D p>J r@?6J q2CC6EE 2?5 r=2C6?46 %9@>2D] $96 2=D@ 92D 6IA6C:6?46 2D 2 ;F5:4:2= 4=6C< 7@C yF586 (:==:2> !CJ@C yC] :? E96 &]$] r@FCE @7 pAA62=D 7@C E96 ``E9 r:C4F:E] p55:E:@?2==J[ r=2C< H@C<65 2D 2? 2DD@4:2E6 2E r9:428@\32D65 =2H 7:C> q2CE=:4< q64< 2?5 H:E9 8=@32= =2H 7:C> y@?6D s2J]k^AmkA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQm“|255J r=2C< :D 6I24E=J E96 <:?5 @7 =2HJ6C H6 H2?E DE2?5:?8 FA 7@C %6??6DD66[” $<C>6EE: D2:5 :? 2 AC6DD C6=62D6]k^AmkA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQm“$96 4@>6D 6I46AE:@?2==J AC6A2C65 7@C E9:D ;@3 E9C@F89 96C 4=6C<D9:AD 7@C yFDE:46D %9@>2D 2?5 q2CC6EE 2D H6== 2D yF586 !CJ@C[ A=FD 96C 6=:E6 =:E:82E:@? 6IA6C:6?46 :? AC:G2E6 AC24E:46] p?5 @7 4@FCD6[ D96 92D 2=C625J AFE 96C 6IEC2@C5:?2CJ =682= E2=6?E E@ H@C< 7@C @FC $E2E6 2D @FC AC:?4:A2= 56AFEJ D@=:4:E@C 86?6C2=] x 92G6 6G6CJ 4@?7:56?46 |255J H:== DE6A :?E@ 96C ?6H C@=6 H:E9 6I46==6?46 2?5 :?E68C:EJ] x’> AC@F5 D96 H:== 36 =625:?8 @FC 2AA6==2E6 E62> 2?5 6I4:E65 E@ D66 H92E D96 5@6D]” k^AmkA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQmx? 96C C@=6 2D D@=:4:E@C 86?6C2=[ r=2C< H:== @G6CD66 E96 @77:46’D 2AA6==2E6 =:E:82E:@?]k^AmkA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQmkDA2?m“x 2> 9@?@C65 E@ D6CG6 E96 A6@A=6 @7 %6??6DD66 :? E9:D C@=6[” r=2C< D2:5 :? E96 C6=62D6] “x =@@< 7@CH2C5 E@ 3F:=5:?8 @? E96 @FEDE2?5:?8 =6824J @7 E96 %6??6DD66 $@=:4:E@C v6?6C2=’D ~77:46]”k^DA2?mk^AmkA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQm|2EE #:46 92D D6CG65 :? E96 2EE@C?6J 86?6C2=’D @77:46 D:?46 a_aa 2?5 92D D6CG65 2D D@=:4:E@C 86?6C2= D:?46 a_ac] x? E96 A@D:E:@?[ 96 92D 2C8F65 367@C6 E96 %6??6DD66 $FAC6>6 r@FCE @? ?F>6C@FD @442D:@?D 2?5 D6CG65 2D 2? 25G:D@C E@ $<C>6EE:]k^AmkA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQm“~FC DE2E6 92D 366? :?4C65:3=J 3=6DD65 E@ 92G6 |2EE 2D :ED $@=:4:E@C v6?6C2:[” $<C>6EE: D2:5 :? 2? pAC:= ?6HD C6=62D6] “w:D F?A2C2==6=65 H@C< 6E9:4[ 9:D E6?24:EJ[ 2?5 9:D C2C6 4@>3:?2E:@? @7 3C:==:2?46 2?5 AC28>2E:D> 92G6 >256 9:> @?6 @7 E96 E@A 2AA6==2E6 =2HJ6CD :? E96 4@F?ECJ] }@ @?6 42? @FE H@C< 9:>] }@ @?6 42? @FE HC:E6 9:>] p?5 ?@ @?6 :D 56E6C>:?65 E@ H:? =:<6 |2EE #:46] w6 :D 2 86?6C2E:@?2= =682= E2=6?E[ 2?5 96’D =67E 2 =2DE:?8 :>A24E @? E96 ~77:46 @7 E96 pEE@C?6J v6?6C2= 2?5 9:D 9@>6 $E2E6 @7 %6??6DD66] “k^AmkA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQm k^AmkA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQm k^AmkA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQm k^AmkA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQm k^AmkA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQm k^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Judiciary Courts Jonathan Skrmetti Tennessee Attorney General Legal Law Jones Day Solicitor General Law Clerk Solicitor General Of The United States Supreme Court Of The United States Judiciaries Justice United States Federal Courts Practice Of Law Law Of The United States National Supreme Courts Federal Government Of The United States Legal Professions Public Law Julianne Akers Author email Follow Julianne Akers Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Recommended for you Trending The Boring Company buys Murfreesboro Pike property Billionaire couple donates $25M to Vanderbilt CoreCivic CEO resigns due to cancer diagnosis Site of former Dalts building set for work Nashville Symphony ‘facing a significant financial challenge’
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