Robert Benham (Tennessee)
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Robert Benham was a judge for the Shelby County Probate Court in the Thirtieth Judicial District of Tennessee. He served the court from 1997 until his retirement on March 28, 2013.[1]
Education
Benham received his undergraduate and law degrees from Vanderbilt University in 1961 and 1963.[2]
Career
Benham spent his pre-judicial career as a private practice attorney, working in that position from 1965 until 1998.[2][3]
Elections
2006
In 2006, he was re-elected without opposition to a second term, which would have ended in 2014.[4]
See also
External links
- Memphis Daily News, "Daily Digest," February 16, 2013 - Scroll to: County Commission Begins Probate Judge Selection
- TN Courts.gov: Biography of Robert Benham
- Tennessee State Courts, "Trial Court Judges"
Footnotes
- ↑ Tennessee State Courts, "Judge Benham Marks 50 Years in Legal Profession with Retirement," January 28, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tennessee State Courts, "Biography of Robert Benham"
- ↑ Official website of Shelby County, "Biography of Robert Benham"
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State: August 3, 2006 General Election Results (Scroll to p.31)
