{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nKenneth Margolis is a candidate for the unexpired term of Chancellor in Part 2 of the Chancery Court of Shelby County [1]. He has launched a campaign for this position, operating under the social media handle @votemargolisforjudge and describing himself as \"The One Who Gets Things Done\" [4]. Margolis's candidacy is part of the slate of judicial races appearing on the August 2026 ballot in the Memphis area [2].\n\n## Career\n\nKenneth Margolis is a licensed attorney in Tennessee [9]. He has practiced law in Memphis, focusing on areas such as bankruptcy and personal injury [7]. Court records indicate he was involved in litigation matters including *Leonard Lake v. Turner Holdings LLC* in 2009 [8] and *Daniel Davila v. Woodland Arms Apartments* in 2022 [6]. In January 2025, he was a party to a non-jury trial case involving Great American Financial Services [5].\n\n\n\n## Office history\n\nKenneth Margolis ran for Circuit Court Division 2 in Memphis [2]. He was a candidate in the August 2022 election for this judicial seat [3]. His campaign for this position was active on social media under the handle @votemargolisforjudge, where he self-described as \"The One Who Gets Things Done\" and promoted his website www.votemargolis.com [4].\n\nMargolis is currently a candidate for Chancellor of Shelby County in the upcoming election. This race is designated as Part 2 Unexpired [1]. The outcome of this current election has not yet been determined as it is scheduled after May 18, 2026 [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Kenneth Margolis - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Kenneth_Margolis)\n[2] [The ultimate guide to the judicial races on the August ballot](https://dailymemphian.com/article/29800/memphis-area-judicial-races-on-august-ballot)\n[3] [Election 2022: Kind of Blue - Memphis Flyer](https://www.memphisflyer.com/election-2022-kind-of-blue/)\n[4] [Kenneth Margolis (@votemargolisforjudge) - Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/votemargolisforjudge/)\n[5] [- Not an Official Document](https://circuitdata.shelbycountytn.gov/crweb/ck_public_qry_doct.cp_dktrpt_docket_report?backto=P&case_id=CT-0173-25&begin_date=&end_date=)\n[6] [- Not an Official Document](https://circuitdata.shelbycountytn.gov/crweb/ck_public_qry_doct.cp_dktrpt_docket_report?case_id=CT-3148-22&begin_date=&end_date=)\n[7] [Kenneth Michael Margolis - Memphis, TN Attorney - Lawyers.com](https://www.lawyers.com/memphis/tennessee/kenneth-m-margolis-3325967-a/)\n[8] [- Not an Official Document](https://chancerydata.shelbycountytn.gov/chweb/ck_public_qry_doct.cp_dktrpt_docket_report?backto=P&case_id=CH-09-2251&begin_date=&end_date=)\n[9] [Attorney Details for Margolis, Kenneth Michael](https://www.tbpr.org/attorneys/022906)","campaigns":[{"contest":"chancellor_part_2_unexpired","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Chancellor Part 2 (unexpired)"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Kenneth","fullname":"Kenneth Margolis","lastname":"Margolis","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"chancellor_part_2_unexpired","contest_title":"Chancellor Part 2 (unexpired)","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"Shelby","office_key":"chancellor_part_2","office_title":"Chancellor Part 2","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"chancellor_part_2_unexpired","contest_title":"Chancellor Part 2 (unexpired)","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"Shelby","office_key":"chancellor_part_2","office_title":"Chancellor Part 2","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"chancellor_part_2","office_title":"Chancellor Part 2","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Kenneth Margolis is a Memphis attorney and judicial candidate for Circuit Court Division 2 who ran in the August election.","terms":[],"token":"wQe4Wx8NKA"}