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Chris Craft
Chris Craft is a judge for Division VIII of the 30th Judicial District Criminal Court in Tennessee. He assumed office in 1994. His current term ends on September 1, 2030.
Craft ran for re-election for the Division VIII judge of the 30th Judicial District Criminal Court in Tennessee. He won in the general election on August 4, 2022.
Biography
Education
Craft received his undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Memphis in 1975 and his J.D. degree from the same school in 1978. He continued his education with post-graduate work at Vanderbilt University (1969-1972) and the Memphis Theological Seminary (1979-1980).[1]
Career
- 1994-2022: Judge, Shelby County Criminal Court Division VIII
- 1991-1994: Senior trial prosecutor, Major Violators Unit, District Attorney's Office
- 1982-1994: Assistant district attorney, District Attorney's Office
- 1978-1982: Attorney, Craft & Craft[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2022)
General election
General election for 30th Judicial District Criminal Court Division VIII
Incumbent Chris Craft defeated Sanjeev Memula in the general election for 30th Judicial District Criminal Court Division VIII on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chris Craft (Nonpartisan) | 72.8 | 86,306 |
 | Sanjeev Memula (Nonpartisan) | 27.2 | 32,268 | |
| Total votes: 118,574 | |||
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2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Craft ran for re-election to the Shelby County Criminal Court.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on August 7, 2014.[2][3]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Chris Craft did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate 30th Judicial District Criminal Court Division VIII |
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
