{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Adrienne Ogle","chatgptsummary":"Adrienne Ogle's biography shows relevant experience as a former magistrate and city attorney, alongside her current service as a circuit court judge since 2024. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior jury trial presiding experience or extensive appellate review experience.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nAdrienne Waters Ogle is the Republican candidate for Circuit Court Judge, Part V, in Tennessee's Fourth Judicial District (unexpired term), covering Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson, and Sevier counties [1][2]. She was the only candidate to qualify in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary for the seat [4].\n\n## Background and education\nOgle earned her law degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville College of Law in 2008 [1].\n\n## Career\nBefore joining the bench, Ogle was a partner at the Green, Waters Ogle & McCarter law firm (2014-2024), a magistrate for Sevier County Juvenile Court (2014-2024), and city attorney for the City of Gatlinburg (2023-2024) [1]. In 2024, Governor Bill Lee appointed her to a newly created fifth judgeship in the district, making her the first woman to serve as a circuit court judge in the Fourth Judicial District [2][3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Adrienne Waters Ogle - Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/juvenile-family-courts/judges/adrienne-waters-ogle) - accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Judge Adrienne Waters Ogle Makes History as First Woman Circuit Court Judge in Fourth Judicial District](https://www.tncourts.gov/press/2024/10/02/judge-adrienne-waters-ogle-makes-history-first-woman-circuit-court-judge-fourth) - accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Lee tabs Ogle as new circuit court judge - The Mountain Press](https://www.themountainpress.com/news/lee-tabs-ogle-as-new-circuit-court-judge/article_0b2c25dd-0f0f-544f-9143-fa2a0ebd1ff5.html) - accessed 2026-07-22\n[4] [Sevier County May 5, 2026 Sample Ballot (Republican Primary)](https://www.wate.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2026/04/Sevier-May-2026-Sample-Ballot.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"Adrienne","lastname":"Ogle","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"k04wgQ2sFQ"},"token":"adrienne_ogle"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"circuit_court_judge","o.office":null,"office":"circuit_court_part_5_district_4","officedescription":"A circuit court judge presides over the general civil and criminal trial court \u2014 jury and bench trials, dispositive motions, and sentencing. Decisions are subject to appellate review.","officequalities":"- Trial-court judge of general civil and criminal jurisdiction \u2014 presides over jury and bench trials, dispositive motions, and sentencing.\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 published precedent that controls.\n- Docket management: moving cases efficiently while honoring due process.\n- Clear written and oral explanation of rulings, so the parties and the public can follow the reasoning.","officeterm":8,"officetitle":"Circuit Court Judge","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-19","title":"sevier County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.seviercountytn.gov/August%202026%20Gen.pdf"},"title":"Circuit Court Judge Part V District 4"}