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Angelita Blackshear Dalton
Angelita Blackshear Dalton (Democratic Party) is a judge for Division II of the Tennessee 20th Judicial District Criminal Court. Her current term ends on September 1, 2030.
Dalton (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Division II judge of the Tennessee 20th Judicial District Criminal Court. She won in the general election on August 4, 2022.
Biography
Dalton earned a bachelor's degree in English from Lane College and a J.D. from the University of Toledo College of Law.[1]
Dalton's professional experience includes work as an assistant district attorney general for the Twentieth Judicial District, a staff attorney in the Office of the District Attorney General, and an intern for Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Adolpho Birch Jr. She has also served as a cochair of the Court Operations Committee, a board member for the Court Appointed Special Advocates, and a member of the Tennessee Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2022)
General election
General election for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Criminal Court Division II
Incumbent Angelita Blackshear Dalton won election in the general election for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Criminal Court Division II on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Angelita Blackshear Dalton (D) | 99.4 | 47,416 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 308 | ||
| Total votes: 47,724 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Criminal Court Division II
Incumbent Angelita Blackshear Dalton advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Criminal Court Division II on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Angelita Blackshear Dalton | 99.7 | 35,224 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 94 | ||
| Total votes: 35,318 | |||
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2018
General election
Incumbent Angelita Blackshear Dalton won election in the general election for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Criminal Court Division II on August 2, 2018.
General election
General election for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Criminal Court Division II
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Angelita Blackshear Dalton (D) | 99.3 | 78,568 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 578 | ||
| Total votes: 79,146 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Incumbent Angelita Blackshear Dalton defeated Joy Smith Kimbrough in the Democratic primary for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Criminal Court Division II on May 1, 2018.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Criminal Court Division II
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Angelita Blackshear Dalton | 54.3 | 36,701 |
| Joy Smith Kimbrough | 45.7 | 30,906 | ||
| Total votes: 67,607 | |||
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Republican primary election
Selection method
Judges of the criminal court are elected in partisan elections. Each county may opt to hold nonpartisan elections instead. Judges serve eight-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.[2][3]
The presiding judge of each court is elected to a one-year term by peer vote.[4]
Qualifications
To serve on the court, a judge must be:[2]
- 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.
2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Dalton ran for re-election to the Davidson County General Sessions Court.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on May 6, 2014.
General: She won without opposition in the general election on August 7, 2014.
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Angelita Blackshear Dalton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedappoint - ↑ 2.0 2.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Tennessee," archived September 11, 2014
- ↑ Justia - Tennessee Code, "16-15-202. Election Term," accessed November 20, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee State Courts, "Understanding Your Court System: A Guide to the Judicial Branch," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "May 6, 2014 Democratic Primary," accessed November 21, 2017
- ↑ Nashville Election Commission, "August 7 Election Results (Unofficial)," accessed August 19, 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
