Monte D. Watkins

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Monte D. Watkins
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Prior offices
Tennessee 20th Judicial District Criminal Court Division V

Elections and appointments
Last election

May 3, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Tennessee State University, 1970

Graduate

Tennessee State University, 1973

Law

North Carolina Central University, 1984

Monte D. Watkins was a judge for Division V of the Tennessee 20th Judicial District Criminal Court. He left office on September 1, 2022.

Watkins (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Division V judge of the Tennessee 20th Judicial District Criminal Court. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 3, 2022.

Watkins was appointed to the court by former Governor Phil Bredesen on September 1, 2003.[1][2][3]

Education

Watkins received his undergraduate degree in psychology and his master's degree in general psychology from the Tennessee State University in 1970 and 1973, respectively. He received his J.D. degree from North Carolina Central University in 1984.[1][4]

Career

Prior to his judicial appointment in 2003, Watkins practiced law for nineteen years as a sole practitioner with an emphasis on criminal defense and probate law.[1][4]

Awards and associations

  • 2012: Z. Alexander Looby Lifetime Achievement Award [5]

Elections

2022

See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2022)

General election

General election for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Criminal Court Division V

Khadija Babb won election in the general election for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Criminal Court Division V on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Khadija Babb (D)
 
99.1
 
46,674
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
408

Total votes: 47,082
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Criminal Court Division V

Khadija Babb defeated incumbent Monte D. Watkins in the Democratic primary for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Criminal Court Division V on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Khadija Babb
 
54.6
 
22,064
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Monte D. Watkins
 
45.3
 
18,316
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
30

Total votes: 40,410
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2014

See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Watkins ran for re-election to the Davidson County Criminal Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on May 6, 2014.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on August 7, 2014. [6][7][3]

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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