Robert Lincoln (Tennessee)
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Robert Lincoln is a judge for the Washington County General Sessions Court in Washington County, Tennessee. He also serves as a judge for the Washington County Juvenile Court. He is based in Jonesborough, Tennessee. Lincoln was first elected to the court in 1998 and was re-elected in 2006 and 2014. His current eight-year term expires in 2022.[1][2][3]
Elections
2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Lincoln ran for re-election to the Washington County General Sessions Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on May 6, 2014.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on August 7, 2014.
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Education
Lincoln received his undergraduate degree from Randolph-Macon College in 1984 and his J.D. degree from the University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in 1989. Prior to attending law school, he worked for two years as the staff of James H. Quillen, U.S. Congressman for the First District of Tennessee.[2]
Career
Lincoln was admitted to the Tennessee Bar in 1989 and was a partner at a private law practice prior to his judicial election in 1998.[2]
Awards and associations
- 2007: National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Model Project Award
- Heroes in the Fight Award
- Frank G. Clement Community Service Award [2]
See also
External links
- Tennessee State Courts, "About General Sessions Courts"
- Tennessee State Courts, "Tennessee Judicial District Map"
- Washington County, Tennessee, "General Sessions Court"
Footnotes
- ↑ Tennessee State Courts, "Judge Robert Lincoln Biography," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Washington County, Tennessee.org, "General Sessions Court Judges: James Nidiffer, Robert Lincoln and Robert D Arnold," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Washington County Election Commission, "2014 State Primary and County General Unofficial Election Summary Report," accessed August 20, 2014
- ↑ Washington County Election Commission, "Official Ballot Washington County May 6, 2014 Republican Primary," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Johnson City Press.com, "Four in running for newest Sessions Court judgeship in Washington County," March 23, 2014
- ↑ Johnson City Press.com, "Storey wins heated county clerk race," May 7, 2014
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
