{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"CHAD A. COX","chatgptsummary":"Chad Cox's biography shows he currently serves as Henry County General Sessions and Juvenile Court Judge, having been appointed by the county commission in October 2025 and sworn in February 2026. This role involves handling misdemeanors, preliminary felony hearings, small civil claims, and landlord-tenant matters, aligning with the office's demand for judicial temperament and procedural knowledge. Bio does not indicate prior elected experience or extensive trial litigation experience.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nChad Cox is the Henry County General Sessions/Juvenile Court Judge, seeking election to the seat in the Aug. 6, 2026 general election. He was selected by the Henry County Commission in October 2025 to fill the judgeship and was sworn in on Feb. 1, 2026 [1][2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] Radio NWTN, \"Cox elected by County Commission to take judgeship beginning Feb. 2,\" Oct. 20, 2025\n[2] Radio NWTN, \"Chad Cox Sworn In As New General Sessions/Juvenile Court Judge,\" Feb. 2, 2026","firstname":"CHAD","lastname":"COX","middlename":"A.","suffix":null,"token":"Ka1X9SITsj"},"token":"chad_a_cox"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"general_sessions_judge","o.office":null,"office":"general_sessions_judge","officedescription":"A general-sessions judge presides over a high-volume lower court \u2014 misdemeanors, preliminary felony hearings, small civil claims, and landlord-tenant matters. Many litigants appear without lawyers.","officequalities":"- Judge of a high-volume general-sessions court \u2014 misdemeanors, preliminary felony hearings, small civil claims, and landlord-tenant matters, often with unrepresented parties.\n- Judicial temperament: the willingness to listen, deliberate, and apply the law dispassionately to people whose lives are deeply affected by the outcome.\n- Impartiality and ethics under the Tennessee Rules of Judicial Conduct, including disqualification when conflicts arise.\n- Working knowledge of the substantive and procedural law applied in the court and the precedent that controls.\n- Efficient management of a heavy docket while honoring due process.\n- Accessibility and clarity for the many who appear without counsel.","officeterm":8,"officetitle":"General Sessions Judge","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-20","title":"henry County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://irp.cdn-website.com/76eef5f7/files/uploaded/Henry+PG26+Newspaper+Ballot.pdf"},"title":"General Sessions Judge"}