John McClarty
2009 - Present
2030
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John McClarty is a judge of the Tennessee Court of Appeals Eastern Section. He assumed office on January 14, 2009. His current term ends on September 1, 2030.
McClarty ran for re-election for judge of the Tennessee Court of Appeals Eastern Section. He won in the retention election on August 4, 2022.
McClarty was appointed to the office on January 14, 2009, by Democratic Governor Phil Bredesen and retained to the court in 2010.[1] McClarty is the first African-American state judge to serve Eastern Tennessee.[2] He was retained again in 2014.[3]
Education
McClarty received his undergraduate degree in political science and history from Austin Peay State University in 1971 and his J.D. from the Southern University School of Law in 1976. McClarty was admitted to the Tennessee Bar in 1976.[2]
Career
- 2009 - Present: Judge on the Tennessee Court of Appeals
- 1991-2009: Attorney, Solo practice
- 1980-1991: Senior partner, McClarty & Williams
- 1978-1980: Attorney, Solo practice
- 1976-1978: Associate, Office of Jerry Summers[2]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2001: Martindale-Hubbell AV rating
- 1986: Who’s Who in American Law, Fourth Edition [2]
Associations
- Member, Chattanooga Bar Foundation
- Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Board member and later chairman, Tennessee Registry of Election Finances (2005-2007)
- Hearing committee member, Supreme Court Board of Professional Responsibility (2001-2009) [1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Tennessee intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
Tennessee Court of Appeals Eastern Section, John McClarty's seat
John McClarty was retained to the Tennessee Court of Appeals Eastern Section on August 4, 2022 with 72.1% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
72.1
|
444,336 | ||
No |
27.9
|
171,642 | |||
Total Votes |
615,978 | ||||
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2014
McClarty was retained to the Tennessee Court of Appeals with 64.0 percent of the vote on August 7, 2014. [3][4]
Retention recommendation
McClarty was recommended for retention to the Tennessee Court of Appeals by the Tennessee Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission.[5][1]
- Read Judge McClarty's Judicial Evaluation Report here.
Retention controversy
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.
2010
McClarty was retained to the Tennessee Court of Appeals, receiving 544,829 votes for retention (68.24%).[6]
- Main article: Tennessee judicial elections, 2010
The Tennessee Judicial Performance Commission recommended McClarty for retention.[7]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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John McClarty did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Recent news
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tennessee State Courts, "2014 Judicial Evaluation Report for Judge John Westley McClarty," accessed May 25, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Tennessee State Courts, "Judge John Westley McClarty Biography," accessed May 25, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 WJLE.com, "Voters head back to the polls in August (Early voting in July)," May 12, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Results," August 7, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee State Courts, "2014 Judicial Evaluation Report," accessed May 25, 2014
- ↑ Tennessean.com, "Tennessee Election Results (dead link)
- ↑ Chattanooga Times Free Press, "Tennessee: McClarty recommended for retention on state appeals court," March 4, 2010
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