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Frank Clement
2003 - Present
2030
22
Frank Clement is a judge of the Tennessee Court of Appeals Middle Section. He assumed office in 2003. His current term ends on September 1, 2030.
Clement ran for re-election for judge of the Tennessee Court of Appeals Middle Section. He won in the retention election on August 4, 2022.
Education
Clement received his undergraduate degree from the University of Memphis in 1972 and his J.D. from the Nashville School of Law in 1979.[1]
Career
- 2003 - Present: Judge, Tennessee Court of Appeals
- 1995-2003: Judge, Twentieth Circuit Court, Division VII
- 1979-1995: Attorney in private practice [1][2]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2012: Appellate Court Judge of the Year, American Board of Trial Advocacy [2]
Associations
- Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation
- Fellow, Nashville Bar Foundation
- Member, Tennessee Bar Association
- Member, Nashville Bar Association [2]
Military service
From 1968 to 1974, Clement served in the Tennessee Air National Guard.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Tennessee intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
Tennessee Court of Appeals Middle Section, Frank Clement's seat
Frank Clement was retained to the Tennessee Court of Appeals Middle Section on August 4, 2022 with 72.2% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
72.2
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445,999 | ||
No |
27.8
|
171,497 | |||
Total Votes |
617,496 | ||||
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2014
Clement was retained to the Tennessee Court of Appeals with 65.2 percent of the vote on August 7, 2014. [3][4]
Retention recommendation
Clement was recommended for retention to the Tennessee Court of Appeals by the Tennessee Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission.[5][2]
- Read Judge Clement'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
Frank Clement did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Tennessee Court of Appeals Middle Section |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tennessee State Courts, "Judge Frank G. Clement Biography," accessed May 25, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Tennessee State Courts, "2014 Judicial Evaluation Report for Judge Frank G. Clement, Jr.," 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
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
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