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Bill Anderson Jr. (Tennessee)
Bill Anderson Jr. is a judge for Division 7 of the Shelby County General Sessions Court in Tennessee. He assumed office on September 1, 2010. His current term ends on September 1, 2030.
Anderson ran for re-election for the Division 7 judge of the Shelby County General Sessions Court in Tennessee. He won in the general election on August 4, 2022.
Biography
Education
Anderson received his undergraduate degree in criminal justice and his J.D. from Memphis State University. Prior to receiving his law degree, Anderson worked as a counselor at a juvenile institution, as a probation and parole officer for the Tennessee Department of Corrections, as an assistant director of a girl's group home, and as a supervisor at Shelby County Pretrial Services.[1]
Career
Anderson began his legal career in the private practice and worked as a criminal defense attorney for 26 years. He also served as a special judge in the general sessions and criminal courts during this time. He was elected to the bench in 2010.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2022)
General election
General election for Shelby County General Sessions Court Division 7
Incumbent Bill Anderson Jr. defeated Handel Durham in the general election for Shelby County General Sessions Court Division 7 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bill Anderson Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 72.1 | 82,891 |
| Handel Durham (Nonpartisan) | 27.9 | 32,073 | ||
| Total votes: 114,964 | |||
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2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Anderson, Jr. ran for re-election to the Shelby County General Sessions Court.
General: He defeated James Jones, Jr. in the general election on August 7, 2014, receiving 36 percent of the vote.[2]
2010
Anderson won the election in August 2010, in a race with 20 candidates. Because of the large number of opponents, Anderson won with only 14.93 percent of the vote.[3]
- Main article: Tennessee judicial elections, 2010
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bill Anderson Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Commercial Appeal, "Bill Anderson, Jr. -- General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Division 7," July 13, 2010
- ↑ Shelby County Election Commission, "2014 State Primary and County General Election Results," August 7, 2014
- ↑ Shelby County Elections Commission, "August 5, 2010 Election Results"
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
