Robert L. Childers

Robert L. Childers is a judge in the Circuit Court of Tennessee for the 30th Judicial District. Judge Childers was designated by the Tennessee Supreme Court in 2003 to preside over the widely publicized Anna Mae He case. In a controversial ruling [http://www.parentalrightsandjustice.com/index.cgi?ctype=RelatedInformation;site_id=1;objid=12;curloc=Cat:4 criticised by the Hes and legal experts] , Childers terminated the birth parents' parental rights. The ruling was subsequently affirmed by a majority in the Tennessee Court of Appeals, but was completely reversed at the Tennessee Supreme Court. The case led to a bill called Anna Mae He Act (Bill HB0351), which has passed Tennessee House vote in June 2007.

In a separate action in the Tennessee Court of Judiciary, the Hes brought [http://www.parentalrightsandjustice.com/index.cgi?ctype=Page;site_id=1;objid=32;curloc=Cat:10;ct=1171756669;_cchk=ct-ctype-curloc-objid-site_id@187aaa05be476e1766527ea03b9893b1 fifteen charges against Childers] .

External links

* [http://co4.shelbycountytn.gov/court_clerks/circuit_court/pages/childers.htm Judge Childers' Profile]
* [http://www.foramh.com/upload/site/1/27/Childers_Final_Opinion.htm Childers' ruling on the AMH case]
* [http://www.forAMH.com Anna Mae He case information site]
* [http://www.parentalrightsandjustice.com/upload/site/1/19/AMHOPN.pdf Tennessee Supreme Court Ruling on the AMH case]
* [http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/local/article/0,2845,MCA_25340_5311279,00.html Commercial Appeal Article on Childers' Ruling]