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Gloria A. Dumas
Gloria A. Dumas was a judge for the Davidson County General Sessions Court Division IV in Tennessee. She was elected to this position in 1998 and re-elected in 2006, but she did not seek re-election when her term expired in 2014, citing medical reasons.[1][2][3][4]
Education
Dumas received her B.S. degree from Middle Tennessee State University in 1984 and her law degree from Cumberland School of Law in 1987.[2]
Career
Dumas worked as a private practice lawyer with an emphasis on domestic and criminal law prior to her judicial election in 1998.[2]
Reprimand
Dumas was publicly reprimanded by the Tennessee Court of the Judiciary for violating judicial ethics. Dumas hired her daughter as her court officer, which the court said violated making appointments based on merit.[5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Tennessee State Courts, "Gloria Dumas," accessed October 30, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 General Sessions of Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County, "Biography of Judge Gloria A. Dumas," accessed October 30, 2014
- ↑ Nashville.gov, "Election Night Returns," August 3, 2006
- ↑ The Tennessean, "Judge Gloria Dumas won’t seek re-election," January 14, 2014
- ↑ WAAYTV.com, "Nashville judge reprimanded for hiring daughter," July 16, 2010
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
