Boyd Patterson
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Boyd Patterson was a 2016 Republican candidate for the Hamilton County Criminal Court in Tennessee. He was defeated in the primary election on March 1, 2016.
Education
Patterson graduated from Hixson High School in 1987. He earned his B.S. in psychology in 1992 at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga before earning his M.A. in the subject in 1996 at the State University of West Georgia. He earned his J.D. from Duquesne University in 2000.[1]
Career
Patterson has worked in domestic violence and youth violence prosecution, a special prosecution, trial court development, criminal litigation and civil litigation.[1]
Elections
2016
Selection method
Judges of the circuit 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.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vote Boyd Patterson for Criminal Court Judge, "About Boyd," accessed February 29, 2016
- ↑ 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
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
