James Witt

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James Witt
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Prior offices
Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Eastern Section
Successor: Steven W. Sword

Education

Bachelor's

Tennessee Wesleyan College, 1970

Law

University of Tennessee College of Law, 1973


James Witt was a judge of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Eastern Section. He assumed office in 1997. He left office on August 17, 2024.

Witt ran for re-election for judge of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Eastern Section. He won in the retention election on August 4, 2022.

Witt was appointed to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals by Republican Governor Don Sundquist in January 1997 and was retained in 1998, 2006, and 2014.[1][2]

Witt passed away on August 17, 2024. [3]

Education

Witt received his associate degree from Hiwassee College in 1968, his undergraduate degree from Tennessee Wesleyan College in 1970, and his J.D. degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1973.[2]

Career

Awards and associations

  • Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation
  • Member, Monroe County Bar Association [4]

Elections

2022

See also:  Tennessee intermediate appellate court elections, 2022

Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Eastern Section, James Witt's seat

James Witt was retained to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Eastern Section on August 4, 2022 with 73.3% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
73.3
 
438,454
No
 
26.7
 
159,799
Total Votes
598,253

2014

Witt was retained to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals with 65.1 percent of the vote on August 7, 2014. [5][6]

Retention recommendation

Judge Witt was recommended for retention to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals by the Tennessee Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission.[7][4]

  • Read Judge Witt's Judicial Evaluation Report here.

Retention elections in Tennessee

An effort to unseat the three Tennessee Supreme Court justices facing retention in 2014 highlighted the issue of retention elections across the state. Click here for more information.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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