{"county":"hamilton","description":null,"district":"hamilton","districtgroup":"county","id":469,"key":"general_sessions_court_clerk","lastchangeby":null,"name":"Larry L. Henry","next_election":null,"notes":null,"officegroup":null,"partisan":0,"party":null,"qualities":"- Maintains records of the General Sessions Court \u2014 civil claims under the statutory cap, landlord-tenant, small claims, plus misdemeanors and preliminary felony hearings.\n- Records management for the court served by this clerk's office, in conformity with Tennessee Rules of Civil/Criminal Procedure and the orders of the assigned judges.\n- Working knowledge of the relevant court's docket, fee schedule, and pleading requirements.\n- Financial controls for collecting and disbursing court costs, fines, restitution, bonds, and trust funds \u2014 with public accountability.\n- Supervision of a clerical staff handling high case volume and frequent statutory deadlines.\n- Administrative reliability \u2014 the office's filings are legally binding and its records are evidence.","quantity":1,"source":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01","term_years":4,"terms":[{"current":1,"description":null,"electiondate":"2022-08-04","name":"Larry L. Henry","person":{"biography":"Larry Henry is a Republican candidate running for Hamilton County Circuit Court Clerk in Tennessee [8]. He currently holds the office, having first been elected to the position in May 2014 after defeating two other Republican candidates in the primary [9]. In that election, Henry received 9,136 votes, while his competitors Lisa Bowman and Ron Parson received 4,217 and 2,508 votes, respectively [12].\n\nPrior to becoming Circuit Court Clerk, Henry served as a Hamilton County Commissioner for District 7 for 12 years, including serving as chairman for several of those years [10]. He is described as a longtime conservative leader in the county [8]. Before his political career, Henry was a businessman in East Brainerd for more than 40 years, working in his family's oil and gas business after college [10].\n\nDuring his tenure as Circuit Court Clerk, Henry has emphasized fiscal discipline and customer-focused operations [8]. He claims to have returned several million dollars in fees and cost savings from the clerk\u2019s office to Hamilton County\u2019s general fund [8]. The Circuit Court Clerk\u2019s office handles documents relating to lawsuits, manages litigation taxes and child support payments, and maintains jury data for various courts in Hamilton County [5].\n\nHenry announced his bid for re-election in August 2025, seeking a fourth term [8]. He is running in the Republican primary scheduled for August 6, 2026, with the general election set for November 3, 2026 [1]. The filing deadline for the race was March 10, 2026 [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2026 - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Tennessee,_2026)\n- [2] [Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2026 - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_gubernatorial_election,_2026)\n- [4] [Clerks | Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts](https://tncourts.gov/clerks/all/all?tid=87)\n- [5] [Sessions Civil Court Dockets, Hamilton County Government](https://www.hamiltontn.gov/CivilCourt_Dockets.aspx)\n- [6] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists)\n- [7] [2026 Tennessee gubernatorial election - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Tennessee_gubernatorial_election)\n- [8] [Circuit Court Clerk Larry Henry Announces Campaign For Re-Election - Chattanoogan.com](https://www.chattanoogan.com/2025/8/28/507769/Circuit-Court-Clerk-Larry-Henry.aspx)\n- [9] [Larry Henry takes Hamilton County Circuit Court Clerk race | Chattanooga Times Free Press](https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2014/may/07/larry-henry-takes-circuit-court-clerk-race/)\n- [10] [Larry Henry For Circuit Court Clerk - And Response (2) - Chattanoogan.com](https://www.chattanoogan.com/2014/5/3/275738/Larry-Henry-For-Circuit-Court-Clerk.aspx)\n- [11] [Larry Henry - Circuit Court Clerk, Republican | Chattanooga Times Free Press](https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/chattagov/story/2014/oct/20/larry-henry-circuit-court-clerk-republican/270015/)\n- [12] [Larry Henry takes Hamilton County Circuit Court Clerk race | Chattanooga Times Free Press](https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2014/may/07/larry-henry-takes-circuit-court-clerk-race/139548/)","firstname":"Larry","lastname":"Henry","token":"Ppv4m6xrm3"},"term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"}],"title":"General Sessions Court Clerk","type":"executive","url":null,"whenchanged":"2026-04-26 14:43:34"}