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Contest for General Sessions Criminal Court Judge, Division 7

general - Non-partisan - General Sessions Judge

About this office

A general-sessions judge presides over a high-volume lower court — misdemeanors, preliminary felony hearings, small civil claims, and landlord-tenant matters. Many litigants appear without lawyers.

Term length: 8 years.

This role calls for

  • Judge of a high-volume general-sessions court — misdemeanors, preliminary felony hearings, small civil claims, and landlord-tenant matters, often with unrepresented parties.
  • 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 the substantive and procedural law applied in the court and the precedent that controls.
  • Efficient management of a heavy docket while honoring due process.
  • Accessibility and clarity for the many who appear without counsel.

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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Bill Anderson

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Handel R. Durham

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