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Contest for Circuit Court Judge Division Iii
Judicial District 20th Judicial District
general - Partisan - Circuit Court Division 3
About this office
A circuit court judge presides over the general civil and criminal trial court — jury and bench trials, dispositive motions, and sentencing. Decisions are subject to appellate review.
Term length: 8 years.
This role calls for
- Trial-court judge of general civil and criminal jurisdiction in a Tennessee circuit court — presides over jury and bench trials, dispositive motions, and sentencing under TCA.
- Judicial temperament: the willingness to listen, deliberate, and apply the law dispassionately to people whose lives are deeply affected by the outcome.
- Impartiality and ethics under the Tennessee Rules of Judicial Conduct, including disqualification when conflicts arise.
- Working knowledge of Tennessee civil and criminal procedure and the published precedent that controls.
- Docket management — moving cases efficiently while honoring due process.
- Clear written and oral explanation of rulings, so the parties and the public can follow the reasoning.
Derived from the office's statutory duties and operational reality. Candidate summaries below map each candidate's documented experience to these requirements.
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