Jackson County, Tennessee (Judicial)
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Jackson County is located within the Fifteenth Judicial District of Tennessee. The people of Jackson County are served by a Circuit Court, a General Sessions Court, a Juvenile Court, Chancery Court and a Municipal Court.[1]
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee has jurisdiction in Jackson County. Appeals from the Middle District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.
Judges
Circuit Court
Fifteenth Circuit Court, Tennessee
Former judges
General Sessions Court
Jackson County General Sessions Court, Tennessee
Juvenile Court
Jackson County Juvenile Court, Tennessee
Chancery Court
Fifteenth District Chancery Court, Tennessee
Elections
- See also: Tennessee judicial elections
Tennessee is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Tennessee, click here.
- Tennessee local trial court judicial elections, 2024
- Tennessee local trial court judicial elections, 2023
- Tennessee local trial court judicial elections, 2022
- Tennessee local trial court judicial elections, 2021
- Tennessee local trial court judicial elections, 2020
- Tennessee local trial court judicial elections, 2019
- Tennessee local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Tennessee local trial court judicial elections, 2017
- Tennessee local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
- Tennessee judicial elections, 2012
- Tennessee judicial elections, 2010
Election rules
Primary election
Primary elections may be held for trial court judges. The political parties in each county determine whether or not there will be a primary election in their respective counties.
County primary elections
Counties that are having a primary election will have them on a Tuesday in May. The candidate who wins the county primary election in May will then move on to the county general election in August and run against other party candidates that won their respective primaries.[5]
Primary elections in Tennessee serve to designate a party's nomination and narrow the field down to one candidate from that party for a specific office. A candidate who wins their primary nomination will move on to the general election.[5] It is not uncommon for a candidate to run unopposed in their party primary and then go on to run unopposed in the general election as well. Similarly, candidates may win their primary and go on to run unopposed in the general election.
Voters do not need to declare their party affiliation when they register to vote. However, primary voters must declare whether or not they will be voting in the Democratic or Republican primary.[5]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Tennessee's Counties
- ↑ Tennessee State Courts, "General Sessions Courts Judges," accessed January 21, 2015
- ↑ Tennessee State Courts, "Juvenile & Family Courts Judicial Officials," accessed February 3, 2015
- ↑ Tennessee State Courts, "Charles K. Smith," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Hamilton County, Tennessee Election Commission: Differences Between Primary Elections & General Elections, accessed May 4, 2014
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