{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBilly Gilchrist is a candidate for General Sessions Criminal Court Judge, Division 7 in the 2026 Tennessee election (Shelby County).\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"general_sessions_criminal_court_judge_division_7","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Division 7"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Billy","fullname":"Billy Gilchrist","lastname":"Gilchrist","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"general_sessions_criminal_court_judge_division_7","contest_title":"General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Division 7","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"general_sessions_criminal_court_judge_div_7","office_title":"General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Div 7","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"general_sessions_criminal_court_judge_division_7","contest_title":"General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Division 7","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"general_sessions_criminal_court_judge_div_7","office_title":"General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Div 7","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"general_sessions_criminal_court_judge_div_7","office_title":"General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Div 7","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Billy Gilchrist is a candidate for Shelby County General Sessions Criminal Court Division 7 Judge with over 28 years of criminal justice experience.","terms":[],"token":"zB5rtwqUcU"}