Joe Townsend

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Joe Townsend

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Nonpartisan

Shelby County Probate Court Division II

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2030

Years in position

3

Predecessor

Karen D. Webster

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

August 4, 2022

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Joe Townsend is a judge for Division II of the Shelby County Probate Court in Tennessee. Townsend assumed office on September 1, 2022. Townsend's current term ends on September 1, 2030.

Townsend ran for election for the Division II judge of the Shelby County Probate Court in Tennessee. Townsend won in the general election on August 4, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2022)

General election

General election for Shelby County Probate Court Division II

Joe Townsend defeated incumbent Karen D. Webster in the general election for Shelby County Probate Court Division II on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Joe Townsend (Nonpartisan)	58.1	66,227
	Submit photo	Karen D. Webster (Nonpartisan)	41.8	47,683
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	160

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2022

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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

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