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Ben Hall McFarlin
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Ben Hall McFarlin, Jr. is a judge for the Rutherford County General Sessions Court in Rutherford County, Tennessee. He was elected to the court in 1998 and re-elected in 2006 and 2014. His current eight-year term expires in 2022. McFarlin is based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.[1][2][3][4]
Elections
2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
McFarlin ran for re-election to the Rutherford County General Sessions Court.
General: He defeated Kevin Hodges in the general election on August 7, 2014, receiving 60.1 percent of the vote.
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Education
McFarlin received his undergraduate degree from Middle Tennessee State University and his J.D. degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville College of Law.[2]
Career
Before he became a judge, McFarlin worked as an attorney in private practice for twenty-five years in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.[2]
Awards and associations
- Member, Rutherford County Bar Association
- Member, Tennessee Bar Association
- Member, Andrew Jackson Inn of Courts
- Member, Special Kids Charter Board
- Member, Blue Raider Athletic Association [2]
See also
External links
- Tennessee State Courts, "Tennessee Judicial District Map"
- Tennessee State Courts, "General Sessions Court Judges"
Footnotes
- ↑ Tennessee State Courts, "Ben Hall McFarlin," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Facebook.com, "Re-elect Ben Hall McFarlin as General Sessions Judge," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ Rutherford County, "Candidates List, August 3, 2006," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rutherford County, Tennessee, "Election Summary Report: 2014 State Primary and County General," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ The Tennessean.com, "List of candidates in May primary races," February 21, 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
