Thomas J. Seeley
Thomas J. Seeley, Jr. was a judge of the First Circuit Court in Tennessee. He was appointed to the court in August 1985.[1][2] He was re-elected by voters in 1986, 1990, 1998 and 2006.[3] Seeley was re-elected to the First Circuit Court on August 7, 2014.[4][5] He retired on June 30, 2015.[6]
Education
Seeley received his undergraduate degree from Florida State University in 1967 and his J.D. degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1970.[1][7]
Career
Seeley began his career as a trial attorney for the Tennessee Valley Authority. He left that position in 1974 to run his own private law practice in Erwin, Tennessee. He worked in that capacity until 1986. During that time, Seeley also served as an Unicoi County attorney for six years and as general counsel for the Clinchfield Railroad Company. Seeley has also taught as an adjunct professor at East Tennessee State University. From 1997 to 1999, he was the presiding judge of the Tennessee Court of the Judiciary.[1][2]
Elections
2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Seeley ran for re-election to the First Circuit 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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See also
External links
- Tennessee State Courts, "Trial Court Judges"
- Tennessee State Courts, "Tennessee Judicial District Map"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tennessee State Courts, "Judge Thomas J. Seeley Biography," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Official website of Washington County, Tennessee, "Circuit Court," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 3, 2006 General Election Results," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Tennessean.com, "List of candidates in May primary races," February 21, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Go Vote TN, "August 7, 2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ WJHL.com, "Haslam appoints JC attorney as next Circuit Court judge in 1st Judicial Distrcit," June 23, 2015
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Judge Profile: Thomas J. Seeley," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ TN.gov, "Tennessee Secretary of State Unofficial Election Results Carter County Elections," May 6, 2014 (dead link)
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
