Rule of 4 - Judges grant writ of cert. How appellate case both increases and decreases the discretion and influence of judges. With discretionary jurisdiction, judges have increased discretion and influence because they choose the cases that they want to hear.
Gallatin is a city in and the county seat of Sumner County, Tennessee. The population was 30,678 at the 2010 census and 32,307 in 2013. Named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin, the city was established on the Cumberland River and made the county seat of Sumner County in 1802. It is located about 30.6 miles northeast of the state capital of Nashville, Tennessee.
County News. About Sumner County, Tennessee. Sumner County was created in 1789, but was orginally founded in 1786 while still a part of the State of North Carolina. Sumner County was named for General Jethro Sumner, a Brigadier General during the American Revolutionary War. The county is made up of eight cities including Gallatin, Goodlettsville, Hendersonville, Millersville, Mitchellville, Portland, Westmoreland and White House. Gallatin is the county seat.