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Charles K. Smith (Tennessee chancellor)
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Charles K. Smith is the chancellor of the Fifteenth District Chancery Court in Tennessee. The court presides over Jackson, Macon, Smith, Trousdale, and Wilson counties. He has served on the court since 1990 and was re-elected in 2006 and 2014. His current eight-year term expires in 2022.[1][2][3]
Elections
2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Smith ran for re-election to the Fifteenth District Chancery Court.
General: He defeated Gordon Aulgur in the general election on August 7, 2014, receiving 69.9 percent of the vote.
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Education
Smith received his undergraduate degree from Middle Tennessee State University in 1970 and his law degree from the University of Tennessee in 1972.[1]
Career
Smith worked as an attorney in private practice and as a city judge prior to becoming a chancellor in 1990.[1]
See also
External links
- Tennessee State Courts, "Charles K. Smith"
- Tennessee State Courts, "Tennessee Judicial District Map"
- Tennessee State Courts, "Trial Court Judges"
Footnotes
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
