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Claudia Bonnyman
Claudia Bonnyman is a former chancellor for the Davidson County Chancery Court (Twentieth Judicial District) in Nashville, Tennessee. She was appointed by Governor Phil Bredesen in September 2003. Bonnyman was elected to the court in 2006 and re-elected on August 7, 2014.[1][2][3][4] She retired at the end of 2018.[5]
Elections
2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Bonnyman ran for re-election to the Davidson County Chancery Court.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on May 6, 2014.
General: She won without opposition in the general election on August 7, 2014.
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Education
Bonnyman received her undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1970 and her J.D. degree from Vanderbilt University in 1974.[1][2]
Career
Bonnyman, early in her career, worked as a law clerk for Judges William Harbison and John T. Nixon and as an assistant district attorney. She has practiced with the law firm of Woods & Wood and was a partner at the firm of Waddey and Jennings. She then became a partner with Ortale, Kelly, Herbert and Crawford until her appointment to the Davidson County Chancery Court in 2003. She also served as a clerk and master for Davidson County from 1989 to 2003.[1][2]
See also
External links
- Tennessee State Courts, "Trial Court Judges"
- Tennessee State Courts, "Tennessee Judicial District Map"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tennessee State Courts, "Claudia Bonnyman," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Trial Courts: Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County, "Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 3, 2006 General Election Results," accessed August 14, 2014 (Scroll to p.9)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Go Vote TN, "August 7, 2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Nashville Post, "Bar association recommends Bradley partner for Chancery seat," December 3, 2018
- ↑ The Tennessean.com, "List of candidates in May primary races," February 21, 2014
- ↑ TN.gov, "Tennessee Secretary of State Unofficial Election Results Davidson County Elections," May 6, 2014 (dead link)
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
