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Active Circuit judge

Amanda B. Dunn

Tennessee Criminal Court, Judicial District 11 (Hamilton)

Tennessee · Hamilton

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Overview

Identity and service

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

Judicial role
Criminal Court Judge
Service status
Active
Court level
Circuit
Jurisdiction
State
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Before you appear

Preparation checklist

  1. 01

    Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.

  2. 02

    Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.

  3. 03

    Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

Scope note

Statewide and courtwide guidance is labeled by scope and is not evidence of a personal preference. Division, judge-specific, or case-specific orders may control.

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Presentation rules

What the public sources say

StatewideExplicit
Courtroom Proceeding

Allowed with notice

Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 30 allows media coverage of public judicial proceedings subject to the presiding judge's control and requires written media requests at least two business days before the proceeding unless waived.

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Section
Rule 30(A)(2)
Last checked
July 26, 2026
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Requests by representatives of the media for such coverage must be made in writing to the presiding judge not less than two (2) business days before the proceeding is scheduled to begin.

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

StatewideExplicit
Courtroom Proceeding

Restricted

Tennessee Rule 30 prohibits media coverage of jury selection, jurors, closed proceedings, and certain minor or juvenile-court participants.

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Section
Rule 30(C)(2)
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July 26, 2026
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Media coverage of jury selection is prohibited.

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

StatewideExplicit
Remote Proceeding

Allowed

Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 55 permits teleconferencing, video conferencing, or other technology for court proceedings at the discretion of the trial or appellate court.

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Section
Rule 55
Effective
June 8, 2023
Last checked
July 26, 2026
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The use of teleconferencing, video conferencing or other technology to conduct court proceedings or other court business remotely is permissible at the discretion of the trial or appellate court.

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

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Courtroom technology

Published equipment guidance

No technology specification indexed

Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.

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Published opinion footprint

Decisions and citations

Opinion data is not yet indexed for this profile

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Sources

Public documents behind this profile

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Change history

How this profile entered KYJ

Current profile indexed

Identity imported from Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts. 3 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.