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J. Mark Rogers
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J. Mark Rogers is a circuit court judge for the Sixteenth Circuit Court in Tennessee. The court oversees cases from Rutherford, and Cannon counties. He was appointed to the bench by former Governor Phil Bredesen on July 16, 2004, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Steve Daniel. Rogers was elected to the court in 2006 and re-elected in 2014. His current eight-year term expires in 2022.[1][2][3]
Elections
2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Rogers ran for re-election to the Sixteenth Circuit Court.
General: He defeated Jeffrey L. Peach in the general election on August 7, 2014, receiving 56.9 percent of the vote.
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Education
Rogers received his undergraduate degree from Middle Tennessee State University in 1974 and his J.D. degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville in 1977.[1][5]
Career
Before his appointment to the court in 2004, Rogers worked as an attorney in private practice with the law firms of Rogers & Eischeid; Reed, Rogers & Trail; and Rochelle and Callis.[1][5]
See also
- Tennessee Circuit Court
- Judicial selection in Tennessee
- Cannon County, Tennessee
- Rutherford County, Tennessee
External links
- Tennessee State Courts, "Circuit, Criminal & Chancery Courts"
- Tennessee State Courts, "Tennessee Judicial District Map"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tennessee State Courts, "Rogers to Fill Circuit Court Position," July 16, 2004
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 3, 2006 General Election," accessed June 7, 2014 (Scroll to p.1)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Go Vote TN, "August 7, 2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ The Tennessean.com, "List of candidates in May primary races," February 21, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tennessee State Courts, "J. Mark Rogers," accessed August 29, 2014
