1st black chief justice in TN, Adolpho Birch, dies
 

Adolpho A. Birch, the first black chief justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court and a consistent opponent of death sentences, has died. He was 78.Birch's death on Thursday was confirmed Friday morning by Chief Justice Cornelia A. Clark. It was first reported by WTVF-TV.Birch, who was chief justice in 1996 and 1997, was diagnosed with pancreatic

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