Lynn Cobb
Lynn Cobb is a judge for Division 1 of the Shelby County General Sessions Court in Tennessee. He assumed office on May 20, 1997. His current term ends on September 1, 2030.
Cobb ran for re-election for the Division 1 judge of the Shelby County General Sessions Court in Tennessee. He won in the general election on August 4, 2022.
Biography
Education
Cobb received a B.A. in economics from Wofford College in 1972 and a J.D. from the University of Memphis Law School in 1976. In addition to his real life legal career, he has been cast as a lawyer in two movies, "The Firm" and "Separated by Murder".[1]
Career
In the beginning of his career, Cobb worked as an auditor in the inheritance tax division of the Tennessee Department of Revenue before becoming a lawyer. He first practiced for a year with Charles Perkins and then spent a year as an assistant city attorney. After that, he joined the law firm of Neely, Green, Fargarson and Brooke, where he worked for 15 years. He spent the year before his judicial appointment practicing from his home. Throughout his 18 years as a lawyer, he specialized in insurance litigation. In 1994, he joined the Shelby County Attorney's Office, where he worked on a part-time basis until becoming a judge in 1997.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2022)
General election
General election for Shelby County General Sessions Court Division 1
Incumbent Lynn Cobb defeated Victoria Gillard and Lawrence Pivnick in the general election for Shelby County General Sessions Court Division 1 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lynn Cobb (Nonpartisan) | 60.0 | 69,420 |
| Victoria Gillard (Nonpartisan) | 28.0 | 32,391 | ||
 | Lawrence Pivnick (Nonpartisan) | 11.9 | 13,805 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 142 | ||
| Total votes: 115,758 | |||
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2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Cobb ran for re-election to the Shelby County General Sessions Court.
General: He defeated Sheila Bruce-Renfroe in the general election on August 7, 2014, receiving 63.5 percent of the vote.[2]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Lynn Cobb did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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
