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Appeals court removes Tennessee judge from case with lawyer who revealed his secret arrest
A Williamson County judge was convinced a Nashville lawyer with a reputation for legal trash-talking had exposed his secret.
Vengeance, Circuit Court Judge Michael Binkley publicly and repeatedly vowed, would be his.
“My day will come,” Binkley told a courtroom of attorneys.
Just weeks later, it did, court records show.
Binkley slapped the attorney, Brian Manookian, and his legal partner with more than $700,000 in sanctions in a hotly contested battle between warring lawyers in a lawsuit.
Read more: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2021/03/22/tennessee-appeals-court-pulls-judge-michael-binkley-casey-moreland-brian-manookian/4450016001/