Push to remove Nashville judge over absentee voting ruling fails at Tennessee legislature Mariah Timms, Nashville Tennessean The state legislature will no longer consider removing a Nashville judge from her position. Lyle came under fire from the state legislature this month when a Republican state lawmaker filed a resolution pushing to remove her from the bench over her 2020 ruling to expand absentee voting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tennessee Rep. Tim Rudd, R-Murfreesboro, who chairs the House subcommittee on elections and campaign finance, said he filed the bill in response to Lyle’s 2020 ruling — an action he deemed judicial overreach. In comments Tuesday, legal experts spoke in favor of Lyle.