Hamilton V. Gayden
Hamilton V. "Kip" Gayden is a circuit court judge for the Twentieth Circuit Court Division I, which presides over Davidson County in Tennessee. He has served on the court since 1978 and was re-elected without opposition in 2006 and 2014. His current term ends in 2022.[1][2][3][4][5]
Elections
2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Gayden ran for re-election to the Twentieth Circuit Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on May 6, 2014.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on August 7, 2014.
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Education
Gayden received both his undergraduate and J.D. degrees from Vanderbilt University in 1961 and 1964, respectively.[1][2]
Career
Gayden began his career in 1964, practicing with the Dearborn Law Firm. The following year, he joined the Metro Legal Department and then, in 1968, he practiced with the firm of Smith & Cantrell. Gayden then worked in the Law Office of Larry Levine for a year in 1969 before joining the Hofstetter & Hofstetter Firm in 1970. A year later, Gayden left to run his own private practice. He worked in that capacity through 1973. He has also previously served on the Board of Review of Unemployment Compensation from 1972 to 1974. In 1974, Gayden became a judge for the Davidson County General Sessions Court, where he served until 1978, when he was elevated to the Twentieth Circuit Court.[1]
See also
- Tennessee Circuit Courts
- Judicial selection in Tennessee
- Davidson County, Tennessee
- Tennessee judiciary members Carol Solomon and Barbara Haynes stepping down from the bench
External links
- Tennessee State Courts, "Trial Court Judges"
- Tennessee State Courts, "Tennessee Judicial District Map"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tennessee State Courts, "Judge Hamilton V. Gayden," accessed June 7, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Trial Courts: Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, "Judge Hamilton Gayden," accessed June 7, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 3, 2006 General Election," accessed June 7, 2014 (Scroll to p.8)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Tennessean.com, "List of candidates in May primary races," February 21, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Go Vote TN, "August 7, 2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ TN.gov, "Tennessee Secretary of State Unofficial Election Results Davidson 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
