{"county":"shelby","description":"","district":"Collierville","districtgroup":"municipality","id":148,"key":"collierville_municipal_judge","lastchangeby":null,"name":"Lee Ann Dobson","next_election":"2022-11-08","notes":"158","officegroup":null,"partisan":0,"party":"","qualities":"- Municipal-court judge: hears violations of city ordinances (traffic, code, animal-control, etc.) and, in some Tennessee cities, limited civil and small-claims jurisdiction by charter or interlocal agreement.\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 assigned court (cited per court below) and the published precedent that controls.\n- Docket management \u2014 moving cases efficiently while honoring due process and the time pressures that fall on litigants and witnesses.\n- Clear written and oral explanation of rulings, so the parties and the public can follow the reasoning.","quantity":1,"source":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2030-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01","term_years":4,"terms":[{"current":1,"description":"","electiondate":"2022-08-06","name":"Lee Ann Dobson","person":{"biography":"Collierville Municipal Judge Lee Ann Pafford Dobson took the Oath of Office August 30, 2022, after running unopposed in the August election. The oath was administered in the Collierville Courthouse by the Honorable Deborah Henderson, Judge of Shelby County General Sessions, Division IV. \n\n\u201cJudge Dobson is a model of judicial temperament,\u201d said Court Clerk Patrick Lafferty. \u201cShe\u2019s tough on crime but is fair and compassionate. She treats everyone in this courtroom with respect and dignity.\u201d \n\nMayor Stan Joyner also shared kind remarks about Judge Dobson on behalf of the Mayor and Aldermen for their partnership in Town government. In addition to local elected officials, court staff, members of law enforcement, colleagues, and family were there to support Judge Dobson.\n\nJudge Dobson has served as the Collierville Municipal Court Judge since January 14, 2019, after being appointed by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen. She started serving by appointment after Judge William Craig Hall passed away in December of 2018. Judge Hall was elected to an eight-year term in 2014, which expired in 2022. The Town\u2019s charter called for an election to be held to fill the position at the general election, which was in August 2020. Judge Dobson was elected in 2020 and served until 2022, when another election for an eight-year term was held.","firstname":"Lee","lastname":"Dobson","middlename":"Ann","token":"S7d6wwJG2i"},"term_end":"2030-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"},{"current":0,"description":"","electiondate":"2020-08-30","name":"Lee Ann Dobson","person":{},"term_end":"2022-09-01","term_start":"2014-09-01"}],"title":"Collierville Municipal Judge","type":"judicial","url":null,"whenchanged":"2026-04-25 19:49:19"}