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Gerald Skahan
Gerald Skahan was a judge for Division 9 of the Shelby County General Sessions Court in Tennessee. He assumed office on September 1, 2014. He left office on September 1, 2022.
Skahan ran for re-election for the Division 9 judge of the Shelby County General Sessions Court in Tennessee. He lost in the general election on August 4, 2022.
Biography
Education
Skahan received his B.S. degree from the University of Tennessee in 1987 and his J.D. from the University of Memphis School of Law in 1991.[1]
Career
His legal career has been spent in private practice.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2022)
General election
General election for Shelby County General Sessions Court Division 9
Sheila Bruce-Renfroe defeated incumbent Gerald Skahan in the general election for Shelby County General Sessions Court Division 9 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sheila Bruce-Renfroe (Nonpartisan) | 51.4 | 59,771 | |
| Gerald Skahan (Nonpartisan) | 48.6 | 56,494 | ||
| Total votes: 116,265 | |||
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2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Skahan ran for election to the Shelby County General Sessions Court.
General: He defeated Joyce C. Broffitt and Melissa Boyd in the general election on August 7, 2014, receiving 36 percent of the vote.[2]
2010
Skahan ran for the 30th District Criminal Court in 2010. He lost the election to Bobby Carter, receiving only 11 percent of the vote.[1][3]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Gerald Skahan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Shelby County General Sessions Court Division 9 |
Footnotes
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
