Jennifer Nichols

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Jennifer Nichols

Prior offices:

30th Judicial District Criminal Court Division X

Years in office: 2018 - 2018

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Elections and appointments

Last election

August 2, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

University of Alabama

Law

Samford University

Contact

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Jennifer Nichols was a judge for Division X of the 30th Judicial District Criminal Court in Tennessee. She assumed office in 2018. She left office in 2018.

Nichols ran for re-election for the Division X judge of the 30th Judicial District Criminal Court in Tennessee. She lost in the general election on August 2, 2018.

Governor Bill Haslam (R) appointed Nichols to serve as a criminal court judge for the Division X seat on the Shelby County Criminal Court of the Thirtieth Judicial District in Tennessee in 2018. She replaced retired Judge James C. Beasley Jr.

Education

Nichols received her bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama and her J.D. from Samford University.

Career

• 2018: Judge, Shelby County Criminal Court
• 2014-2018: Deputy District Attorney General, Shelby County
• 2010-2014: Chief prosecutor, Special Victims Unit, District Attorney General's Office
• 2003-2010: Law department, United States Postal Service
• 1991-2003: Prosecutor, District Attorney General's Office

Elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2018)

General election

Jennifer Mitchell defeated incumbent Jennifer Nichols in the general election for 30th Judicial District Criminal Court Division X on August 2, 2018.

General election

General election for 30th Judicial District Criminal Court Division X

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jennifer Mitchell (Nonpartisan)	51.7	67,408
		Jennifer Nichols (Nonpartisan)	48.1	62,741
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	193

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Selection method

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See also

• Shelby County, Tennessee
• Tennessee Criminal Court
• Judicial selection in Tennessee
• Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2018)

External links

• Tennessee Trial Court Judges

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