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Gary McKenzie
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Gary McKenzie is a judge of the Thirteenth Judicial District Criminal Court in Tennessee. The court presides over Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, and White counties in Tennessee.[1] He was elected on August 7, 2014, and began serving on September 1. His current eight-year term expires in 2022.[2]
Education
McKenzie received his undergraduate degree from Tennessee Tech University in 1997 and his J.D. from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphrey's School of Law in 2000.[3]
Career
After graduating from law school, McKenzie went to work as an assistant district attorney for the 13th Judicial District, District Attorney General's Office. He was assigned to serve as the lead prosecutor for Cumberland County in 2001 and as the special meth prosecutor for the county in 2004. In 2007, McKenzie was elevated to the position of deputy district attorney general for Cumberland, White, and DeKalb counties to prosecute all homicides and major violent crimes in those counties.[3] He left the office upon his judicial election in 2014.[1]
Elections
2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
McKenzie ran for election to the Thirteenth Judicial District Criminal Court.
Primary: He was successful in the Republican primary on May 6, 2014, receiving 55.2 percent of the vote. He competed against Wesley Bray.
General: He defeated William Fred Roberson, Jr. in the general election on August 7, 2014, receiving 67.5 percent of the vote.
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See also
External links
- Tennessee State Courts, "Trial Court Judges"
- Tennessee State Courts, "Circuit, Criminal & Chancery Courts"
- Tennessee State Courts, "Tennessee Judicial District Map"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Tennessean.com, "List of candidates in May primary races," February 21, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Go Vote TN, "August 7, 2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Elect Gary McKenzie Criminal Court Judge, 13th Judicial District, "About Gary McKenzie," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ TN.gov, "Tennessee Secretary of State Unofficial Election Results Clay 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
