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This joint resolution calls for a joint convention of the Tennessee Senate and House of Representatives to be held on Monday, March 24, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time in the House chamber. The purpose of this convention is to vote on the confirmation of two judges to the Tennessee Court of Appeals: Judge Valerie Smith for the Western Section and Judge Steven Sword for the Eastern Section. The resolution is grounded in the Tennessee Constitution (Article VI, Section 3) and state law (Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 17, Chapter 4), which outline the process for judicial confirmations. By holding a joint convention, both legislative chambers will come together to collectively vote on these judicial appointments, following the state's constitutional procedures for ensuring the proper selection and confirmation of judges to the Court of Appeals.

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