Joyce Grimes Safley
Joyce Grimes Safley (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Division X judge of the Davidson County General Sessions Court in Tennessee. Grimes Safley lost in the Democratic primary on May 1, 2018.
Elections
2018
General election
Incumbent Sam Coleman won election in the general election for Davidson County General Sessions Court Division X on August 2, 2018.
General election
General election for Davidson County General Sessions Court Division X
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sam Coleman (D) | 99.4 | 77,334 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 469 | ||
| Total votes: 77,803 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Incumbent Sam Coleman defeated Joyce Grimes Safley, Frank Mondelli, and Tillman Payne in the Democratic primary for Davidson County General Sessions Court Division X on May 1, 2018.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Davidson County General Sessions Court Division X
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sam Coleman | 32.1 | 21,868 |
 | Joyce Grimes Safley | 28.8 | 19,655 | |
| Frank Mondelli | 21.1 | 14,368 | ||
 | Tillman Payne | 18.0 | 12,246 | |
| Total votes: 68,137 | |||
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Republican primary election
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
Judges of the general sessions court are elected in nonpartisan elections to eight-year terms. Individual towns or cities may establish varying ordinances for the election of their municipal judges—e.g., ordinances that allow for some positions to be elected by popular vote and some to be selected by other methods.[1][2][3][4]
Qualifications
To serve on the court, a judge must be:[5]
- authorized to practice law in state;
- a district resident for at least one year;
- a state resident five years; and
- at least 30 years old.
See also
- Courts in Tennessee
- Local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Municipal elections in Davidson County, Tennessee (2018)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Tennessee; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived September 11, 2014
- ↑ Justia - Tennessee Code, "37-1-207 - Special juvenile courts Judges," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ Justia - Tennessee Code, "16-18-203 - Term of office," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ Justia - Tennessee Code, "16-15-202 - Election Term," accessed November 20, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Tennessee," archived September 11, 2014
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
