John A. Bell
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John A. Bell was a judge for the Cocke County General Sessions Court and the Cocke County Juvenile Court in Tennessee. He was defeated in his bid for re-election in 2014 and stepped down from the bench when his term expired that year.[1]
Elections
2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Bell ran for re-election to the Cocke County General Sessions Court.
Primary: He was defeated in the Republican primary on May 6, 2014, receiving 48.7 percent of the vote. He competed against Brad Lewis Davidson.
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Judicial misconduct
Bell faced judicial misconduct charges before the Tennessee Court of the Judiciary two times while serving on the general sessions court.
Conspiracy charges
In 2010 Bell was charged with improperly handling a civil case, which resulted in a complaint against him, and conspiracy to persuade the plaintiff to drop the complaint.[3][4]
Case funneling charges
In 2008 Bell appeared before the Court of the Judiciary on charges that he was improperly funneling probation cases to a firm owned by his brother-in-law. He was also charged with improperly taking money for a speech he gave at a local church. Those charges were dropped after Bell agreed to stop using his brother-in-law's firm.[3]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 92.3 WNPC, "May 6 Cocke County balloting," May 6, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Cocke County Republican Primary Official Ballot," May 6, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Knox News "Cocke County judge again faces misconduct charges," June 2, 2010
- ↑ Knox News "High court affirms judge's suspension," June 10, 2011
