Kenlyn Foster
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Kenlyn Foster is a judge of the Blount County General Sessions Court and the Blount County Juvenile Court in Tennessee. She was elected to this position in August 2014, effective September 1, to replace William Terry Denton. Her current term expires on August 31, 2022.[1][2]
Education
Foster received her undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and her J.D. from the University of Tennessee College of Law.[3]
Career
Foster was an assistant district attorney general for the Fifth Judicial District in Maryville, Tenn., prior to her election to the general sessions court in 2014. She also previously practiced law with the firm of Baker Donelson.[3]
Elections
2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Foster ran for election to the Blount County General Sessions Court.
Primary: She was successful in the Republican primary on May 6, 2014, receiving 32.4 percent of the vote. She competed against Lance A. Evans, Tab Burkhalter, Tammy Tilson Hicks, Jim Snyder.
General: She defeated Susan H. Rushing in the general election on August 7, 2014, receiving 67.9 percent of the vote.
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See also
External links
- Tennessee State Courts, "Trial Court Judges," accessed May 15, 2014
- Tennessee State Courts, "Circuit, Criminal & Chancery Courts"
- Tennessee State Courts, "Tennessee Judicial District Map"
Footnotes
- ↑ Blount County Circuit Court Clerk, "Judges," accessed November 20, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Blount County Board of Elections, "Official Ballot for Blount County Election Held on May 6, 2014," accessed May 2, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kenlyn Foster Juvenile Court Judge, "Meet Kenlyn Foster," accessed June 16, 2014
- ↑ Local 8 Now.com, "Local 8 Now Election Results 2014," accessed June 16, 2014
- ↑ Blount County Election Commission, "Election Results," August 7, 2014
