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Ana Escobar
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2018 - Present
2030
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Ana Escobar (Democratic Party) is a judge for Division III of the Davidson County General Sessions Court in Tennessee. She assumed office in 2018. Her current term ends on September 1, 2030.
Escobar (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Division III judge of the Davidson County General Sessions Court in Tennessee. She won in the general election on August 4, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2022)
General election
General election for Davidson County General Sessions Court Division III
Incumbent Ana Escobar won election in the general election for Davidson County General Sessions Court Division III on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ana Escobar (D) | 99.4 | 46,983 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 278 | ||
| Total votes: 47,261 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Davidson County General Sessions Court Division III
Incumbent Ana Escobar advanced from the Democratic primary for Davidson County General Sessions Court Division III on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ana Escobar | 99.8 | 35,085 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 86 | ||
| Total votes: 35,171 | |||
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2018
General election
Ana Escobar won election in the general election for Davidson County General Sessions Court Division III on August 2, 2018.
General election
General election for Davidson County General Sessions Court Division III
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ana Escobar (D) | 99.4 | 77,504 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 438 | ||
| Total votes: 77,942 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Ana Escobar defeated Sheryl Guinn, incumbent Nick Leonardo, and Newton Holiday in the Democratic primary for Davidson County General Sessions Court Division III on May 1, 2018.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Davidson County General Sessions Court Division III
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ana Escobar | 45.0 | 30,848 | |
| Sheryl Guinn | 26.5 | 18,203 | ||
 | Nick Leonardo | 23.4 | 16,071 | |
| Newton Holiday | 5.1 | 3,494 | ||
| Total votes: 68,616 | |||
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Republican primary election
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
Judges of the general sessions court are elected in nonpartisan elections to eight-year terms. Individual towns or cities may establish varying ordinances for the election of their municipal judges—e.g., ordinances that allow for some positions to be elected by popular vote and some to be selected by other methods.[1][2][3][4]
Qualifications
To serve on the court, a judge must be:[5]
- authorized to practice law in state;
- a district resident for at least one year;
- a state resident five years; and
- at least 30 years old.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ana Escobar did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Davidson County General Sessions Court Division III |
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Footnotes
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Tennessee; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived September 11, 2014
- ↑ Justia - Tennessee Code, "37-1-207 - Special juvenile courts Judges," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ Justia - Tennessee Code, "16-18-203 - Term of office," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ Justia - Tennessee Code, "16-15-202 - Election Term," accessed November 20, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Tennessee," archived September 11, 2014
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Tennessee, Middle District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Tennessee, Middle District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee
State courts:
Tennessee Supreme Court • Tennessee Court of Appeals • Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals • Tennessee Circuit Court • Tennessee Chancery Courts • Tennessee Criminal Court • Tennessee Probate Court • Tennessee General Sessions Court • Tennessee Juvenile Court • Tennessee Municipal Court
State resources:
Courts in Tennessee • Tennessee judicial elections • Judicial selection in Tennessee
