{"county":"shelby","description":"","district":"shelby","districtgroup":"county","id":78,"key":"general_sessions_civil_court_judge_div_1","lastchangeby":null,"name":"Lynn Cobb ","next_election":"2022-11-08","notes":"88","officegroup":"general_sessions_civil_court","partisan":0,"party":"","qualities":"- General-Sessions civil-court judge: hears civil claims under the statutory cap (currently $25,000), landlord-tenant cases, and small claims \u2014 high volume, often pro se litigants.\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":8,"terms":[{"current":1,"description":"","electiondate":"2022-08-04","name":"Lynn Cobb ","person":{"biography":"At the onset of his career, Cobb began as an auditor in the inheritance tax division of the Tennessee Department of Revenue. Subsequently, he transitioned to the legal field, commencing his legal practice under the guidance of Charles Perkins for a year, followed by a year-long stint as an assistant city attorney. Later, he became a member of the law firm Neely, Green, Fargarson, and Brooke, dedicating 15 years of service there. Before his appointment as a judge, he spent a year practicing law from his home. Throughout his 18-year tenure as a lawyer, his area of expertise focused on insurance litigation. In 1994, he joined the Shelby County Attorney's Office, working part-time until assuming his role as a judge in 1997.","firstname":"Lynn","lastname":"Cobb","token":"T0tmJ4AFep"},"term_end":"2030-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"}],"title":"General Sessions Civil Court Judge Div 1","type":"judicial","url":null,"whenchanged":"2026-04-25 19:49:19"}