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Larry E. Potter
Larry E. Potter was a judge for the Shelby County General Sessions Court, Division 14 in Tennessee. He was based in Memphis and served in the Criminal Division as judge of the Environmental Court. He was appointed to this position in 1991.[1][2][3] He retired from the bench on March 1, 2018.[4]
Elections
2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Potter ran for re-election to the Shelby County General Sessions Court, Division 14 (Environmental Court).
General: He defeated Kim Gilmore-Sims in the general election on August 7, 2014, receiving 64.3 percent of the vote.
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Education
Potter received his B.A. degree in education and history from the University of Tennessee - Martin in 1969. He then worked as a teacher, then principal, for East Elementary School in Lyles, Tenn. After that, he returned to college and received a master's degree in education administration from Austin Peay University in 1972.
Prior to attending law school, he worked as a management consultant for Tennessee Personnel Commissioner Jane Hardaway in 1973. The following year, he worked for Hardaway's campaign for public service commissioner. He received his law degree from the University of Memphis in 1977.[1][5]
Career
Potter began his career working as an Assistant and Chief Public Defender for the City of Memphis from 1978 to 1979. He then spent a short time in private practice before becoming an Assistant City Prosecutor in 1980. From 1981 to 1982, he was an assistant city attorney. He was then appointed a City Court judge in 1982. The following year, he helped create the Memphis Environmental Court. He expanded that court to a county wide operation in 1991, when he joined the General Sessions Court. The Shelby County Environmental Court was the first county-wide court of this type in the nation.[1][5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tennessee State Courts, "Larry E. Potter"
- ↑ Shelby County, Tennessee, "General Sessions Court, Criminal Division"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shelby County Election Commission, "2014 State Primary and County General Election Results," August 7, 2014
- ↑ Memphis Daily News, "Potter Retires As Environmental Court Judge," February 20, 2018
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Shelby County Environmental Court, "Judge Larry E. Potter"
