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Jim Goodwin
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Jim Goodwin is a judge of the Sullivan County Criminal Court of the Second Judicial District in Sullivan County, Tennessee.[1] He was elected to the court on August 7, 2014, and began serving on September 1. His current term expires in 2022.[2]
Elections
2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Goodwin ran for election to the Sullivan County Criminal Court.
Primary: He was successful in the Republican primary on May 6, 2014, receiving 37.3 percent of the vote. He competed against John D. Parker, Jr., Ricky A.W. Curtis, and James H. Beeler.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on August 7, 2014.
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Education
Goodwin received his undergraduate degree in industrial engineering from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1991 and his J.D. degree from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphries School of Law in 1994.[4][5]
Career
Before his election to the court in 2014, Goodwin served as an assistant district attorney for the Sullivan County District Attorney's Office. He also previously worked as an attorney in private practice.[5]
See also
External links
- Tennessee State Courts, "Circuit, Criminal & Chancery Courts"
- Tennessee State Courts, "Tennessee Judicial District Map"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Tennessean.com, "List of candidates in May primary races," February 21, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Go Vote TN, "August 7, 2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ TN.gov, "Tennessee Secretary of State Unofficial Election Results - Sullivan County," May 6, 2014
- ↑ Elect Jim Goodwin Criminal Court Judge, "About Jim Goodwin," accessed August 15, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Times News.net, "Goodwin promises to be fair, yet firm as criminal court judge," May 5, 2014
