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# N. Kee Bryant-McCormick

Tennessee General Sessions Court, Sumner County · General Sessions Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Tennessee General Sessions Court, Sumner County
- State: Tennessee
- Role: General Sessions Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- General Sessions Court Judge for Sumner County, Tennessee, appointed in 2022, with over 15 years of legal experience in civil, criminal, and public defense matters
- 18th Judicial District Public Defender's Office
- Position: General Sessions Court Judge, Division III, Sumner County, TN

### Education

- TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-CENTRAL TEXAS Law School 2005
- MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE Undergraduate 1999

### Additional information

- Year Elected/Appointed: 2022
- Former roles at Bone McAllester Norton PLLC and Bryant-McCormick Law Group PLLC
- James Freeman & Associates
- Better Business Bureau

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### media coverage and recording

Scope: statewide

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.

Evidence excerpt: 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.

[Rule 30: Media Guidelines](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/rules/supreme-court-rules/rule-30-media-guidelines)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### recording restrictions

Scope: statewide

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

Evidence excerpt: Media coverage of jury selection is prohibited.

[Rule 30: Media Guidelines](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/rules/supreme-court-rules/rule-30-media-guidelines)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### remote technology

Scope: statewide

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

Evidence excerpt: 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.

[Rule 55: Use of Technology for Court Proceedings](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/rules/supreme-court-rules/rule-55-use-technology-court-proceedings)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/general-sessions-courts/judges/kee-bryant-mccormick)
- [Official roster](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/general-sessions-courts/judges/kee-bryant-mccormick)
- [Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/general-sessions-courts/judges/kee-bryant-mccormick)
- [Rule 30: Media Guidelines](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/rules/supreme-court-rules/rule-30-media-guidelines)
- [Rule 55: Use of Technology for Court Proceedings](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/rules/supreme-court-rules/rule-55-use-technology-court-proceedings)
- [N. Kee Bryant-McCormick](https://tncourts.gov/courts/general-sessions-courts/judges/kee-bryant-mccormick)
- [N. Kee Bryant-McCormick](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/general-sessions-courts/judges/kee-bryant-mccormick)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Rule 30: Media Guidelines](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c1debbfd57a23e78c6318aec) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/rules/supreme-court-rules/rule-30-media-guidelines). Collected 2026-07-26.