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James G. Martin (Tennessee)
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James G. Martin is a judge for the Twenty-First Circuit Court. The court presides over Hickman, Lewis, Perry, and Williamson counties in Tennessee. He was appointed by Governor Phil Bredesen on November 11, 2008, to replace retired Judge R.E. Lee Davies.[1] Martin assumed office on January 1, 2009, and was elected to the court in November 2010 and re-elected on August 7, 2014. His current term expires in 2022.[2][3][4][5]
Elections
2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Martin ran for re-election to the Twenty-First Circuit Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on May 6, 2014.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on August 7, 2014.
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2010
Martin was re-elected to the Twenty-First Circuit Court after running unopposed.[2]
- See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2010
Education
Martin received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University in 1969 and his J.D. degree from the Vanderbilt Law School in 1974, where he graduated at the top of his class.[1][7]
Career
Martin began his career as an assistant city attorney for Franklin, Tennessee. He was promoted to city attorney in 1976 and served in that position until 1988. He also was a partner at the law firm of Farris Warfield & Kanaday from 1978 to 2000. That firm then merged with Stites & Harbison, where Martin continued to work as a partner until his judicial appointment in 2008.[1]
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 Vanderbilt Law School, "Jim Martin, '74, Appointed judge...," November 11, 2008
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tennessee Bar Association, "2010 Tennessee Judicial Candidates"
- ↑ United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, "Christopher John Savoie v. Judge James G. Martin," March 6, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Williamson County Board of Elections, "Sample Ballot May 6, 2014 County Primary," accessed May 2, 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 - Williamson County," May 6, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Tennessee State Courts, "Judge James G. Martin Biography," accessed May 19, 2014
