James Newsom III (Tennessee)

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James Newsom III

Prior offices:

30th Judicial District Chancery Court Part I

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Education

Bachelor's

Rhodes College, 1976

Law

Vanderbilt Law School, 1979

Personal

Religion

Christian: Presbyterian

Profession

Attorney

James "Jim" Newsom III was a judge on the Thirtieth District Chancery Court in Tennessee. He was appointed by Governor Bill Haslam (R) on September 3, 2015, to replace the late Oscar C. Carr III.

Newsom ran in the general election on August 4, 2016, to serve out the remainder of Carr's unexpired term. He was defeated in a three-way race.

Education

Newsom received a bachelor's degree from Rhodes College in 1976 and a J.D. from Vanderbilt Law School in 1979.

Career

• 2015-2016: Judge, Thirtieth District Chancery Court
• 2005-2015: Attorney, Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh, PLLC
• 2010-2015: Special master, Thirtieth District Chancery Court
• 1979-2004: Attorney, Hanover, Walsh, Jalenak & Blair, PLLC

Elections

2016

See also: Tennessee local trial court judicial elections, 2016

General elections for unexpired local judicial terms and newly created judicial seats in Tennessee were held on August 4, 2016. Joe Jenkins defeated incumbent James Newsom III and David Ferguson in the general election for the unexpired term in Division III of the Tennessee 30th District Chancery Court.

Tennessee 30th District Chancery Court Division III, General Election (Unexpired Term), 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Joe Jenkins	41.25%	29,431
James Newsom III Incumbent	33.44%	23,859
David Ferguson	25.31%	18,056
Total Votes		71,346
Source: Tennessee Election Results, "August 4, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 4, 2016

Awards and associations

• Elder & trustee, Riveroaks Reformed Presbyterian Church
• Member, Downtown Memphis Kiwanis Club
• Eagle scout, Boy Scouts of America

See also

• Courts in Tennessee
• Tennessee Chancery Courts
• Judicial selection in Tennessee

External links

• Tennessee State Courts, "Trial Court Judges"
• Shelby County, Tennessee, "Chancery Court"

Footnotes

Tennessee courts

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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