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Contest for Criminal Court Judge Division Iii
Judicial District 20th Judicial District
general - Partisan - Criminal Court Division 3
About this office
A criminal court judge presides over felony criminal cases — pretrial motions, trials, and sentencing under Tennessee law. Decisions are subject to appellate review.
Term length: 8 years.
This role calls for
- Trial-court judge in Tennessee criminal court: presides over felony cases — indictments, pretrial motions, jury trials, sentencing under TCA Title 40.
- 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 criminal law and procedure and the published precedent that controls.
- Docket management — moving cases efficiently while honoring constitutional speedy-trial rights.
- 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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