{"county":"shelby","description":"","district":"Germantown","districtgroup":"municipality","id":161,"key":"germantown_municipal_judge_division_2","lastchangeby":null,"name":"Robert Brannon","next_election":"2022-11-08","notes":"171","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":8,"terms":[{"current":1,"description":"","electiondate":"2022-08-06","name":"Robert Brannon","person":{"biography":"Brannon has more than 45 years of experience as an attorney specializing in criminal and DUI defense. Prior to entering private practice, he served in the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General\u2019s office.\n\nGermantown aldermen, in December, voted to raise the judges\u2019 salary from $40,000 to $50,000 annually, following Thursday\u2019s election.","firstname":"Robert","lastname":"Brannon","token":"IAisckxRU2"},"term_end":"2030-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"}],"title":"Germantown Municipal Judge Division 2","type":"judicial","url":null,"whenchanged":"2026-04-25 19:49:19"}