D. Michael Swiney
1999 - Present
2030
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D. Michael Swiney is a judge of the Tennessee Court of Appeals Eastern Section. He assumed office in 1999. His current term ends on September 1, 2030.
Swiney ran for re-election for judge of the Tennessee Court of Appeals Eastern Section. He won in the retention election on August 4, 2022.
D. Michael Swiney was appointed to the court by Republican Governor Don Sundquist in July 1999.[1][2]
Biography
Swiney received his undergraduate degree in 1971, his master's degree in 1974, and his J.D. degree in 1978 from the University of Tennessee College of Law.[2] Swiney began his legal career in 1979 as a lawyer in Knoxville, Tennessee. He worked in this capacity until 1999, when he was appointed to the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Swiney has also worked as an adjunct professor at the University of Tennessee College of Law (1997-2006), and is a member of the American Inns of Court (Hamilton Burnett Chapter) and the Tennessee Courts of the Judiciary.[2]
Awards and associations
- Member, Knoxville Bar Association
- Member, Tennessee Bar Association
- Member, Hamilton Burnett American Inn of Court [3]
Elections
2022
See also: Tennessee intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
Tennessee Court of Appeals Eastern Section, D. Michael Swiney's seat
D. Michael Swiney was retained to the Tennessee Court of Appeals Eastern Section on August 4, 2022 with 72.6% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
72.6
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443,134 | ||
No |
27.4
|
167,413 | |||
Total Votes |
610,547 | ||||
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2014
Swiney was retained to the Tennessee Court of Appeals with 63.7 percent of the vote on August 7, 2014. [4][5]
Retention recommendation
Swiney was recommended for retention to the Tennessee Court of Appeals by the Tennessee Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission.[6][3]
- Read Swiney's Judicial Evaluation Report here.
Retention controversy
An effort to unseat the three Tennessee Supreme Court justices facing retention in 2014 highlighted the issue of retention elections across the state. Click here for more information.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
D. Michael Swiney did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Tennessee Court of Appeals Eastern Section |
Footnotes
- ↑ Tennessee Attorneys Memos, "Koch’s appointment fills last vacancy on Supreme Court," accessed May 26, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tennessee State Courts, "Judge D. Michael Swiney," accessed May 25, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tennessee State Courts, "2014 Judicial Evaluation Report of Judge D. Michael Swiney," accessed May 25, 2014
- ↑ WJLE.com, "Voters head back to the polls in August (Early voting in July)," May 12, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Results," August 7, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee State Courts, "2014 Judicial Evaluation Report," accessed May 25, 2014
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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
