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Donna Scott Davenport
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Donna Scott Davenport was a judge of the Rutherford County Juvenile Court in Tennessee. She left office in 2022.
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Elections
2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Davenport ran for re-election to the Rutherford County Juvenile Court.
General: She won without opposition in the general election on August 7, 2014.
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Education
Davenport received an A.S. degree in religion from North Greenville College in 1972. She received an A.A. degree in law enforcement and a B.S. degree in criminal justice from Middle Tennessee State University in 1979. She continued on to receive her master's degree in criminal justice administration from that same school in 1980. In 1986, Davenport received her J.D. degree from the Nashville School of Law.[3]
Career
Davenport began her career as an attorney in private practice. She and Judge J. Mark Rogers worked from 1995 to 1998 under the title Rogers and Scott Attorneys at Law. She also worked part-time as a referee for the Rutherford County Juvenile Court (now called a "magistrate"). In 1999, Davenport became a full-time referee of the court. The following year, she was elected as judge of the Rutherford County Juvenile Court. She has also taught as an adjunct professor at Middle Tennessee University since 1996.[4]
See also
External links
- Tennessee State Courts, Judge Donna S. Davenport Biography"
- TN.gov, "Juvenile Court Judge Listing"
- Tennessee State Courts, "Tennessee Judicial District Map"
Footnotes
- ↑ The Tennessean.com, "List of candidates in May primary races," February 21, 2014
- ↑ Rutherford County, Tennessee, "2014 State Primary and County General Election Summary Report," accessed August 20, 2014
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Donna Scott Davenport Profile," accessed May 17, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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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
