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Barry Tidwell
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2022
Barry Tidwell is a judge on the Sixteenth Circuit Court in Tennessee. He was appointed by Gov. Bill Haslam (R) on November 21, 2017.[1]
Tidwell was a judge of the Rutherford County General Sessions Court, from 2014 to 2017.[2] He was elected to the court on August 7, 2014, and began serving on September 1.[3]
Biography
Tidwell received his undergraduate degree from Middle Tennessee State University and his J.D. degree from the Nashville School of Law in 1998. Below is a summary of Tidwell's professional experience:[4]
- 2014-2017: Judge, Rutherford County General Sessions Court
- 2012-2014: Attorney, Bullock, Fly, Hornsby & Evans, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
- 2006-2012: Attorney, Price & Tidwell, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
- 2003-2006: Attorney, Tidwell & Cartee, Nashville, Tennessee
- 2000-2003: Attorney, Law Office of Barry Tidwell[4]
Elections
2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Tidwell ran for election to the Rutherford County General Sessions Court.
Primary: He was successful in the Republican primary on May 6, 2014, receiving 38.8 percent of the vote. He competed against Thomas D. Frost and Eric Hennessee.
General: He defeated David Loughry in the general election on August 7, 2014, receiving 52.8 percent of the vote.
[2][5][3]
Approach to the law
Tidwell was quoted in The Murfreesboro Post:
| “ | I believe that the duty of a judge, first and foremost, is to follow the law and constitution and to avoid at all cost legislating from the bench.[6] | ” |
| —Barry Tidwell[7] | ||
See also
External links
- Tennessee State Courts, "Trial Court Judges"
- Tennessee State Courts, "Tennessee Judicial District Map"
Footnotes
- ↑ Daily News Journal, "Haslam appoints Tidwell to serve as Circuit Court judge for Rutherford and Cannon counties," November 21, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Tennessean.com, "List of candidates in May primary races," February 21, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rutherford County, Tennessee, "Election Summary Report: 2014 State Primary and County General," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Barry Tidwell For Judge, "About Barry Tidwell," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ WSMV.com, "2014 County Election Returns," accessed May 17, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The Murfreesboro Post, "Rutherford County lawyer hoping to unseat Loughry," November 14, 2013
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
