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Thomas J. Wright (Tennessee)
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Thomas J. "Tom" Wright was a circuit court judge for the Third Circuit Court in Tennessee. The court presides over Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, and Hawkins counties. He was elected to this position without opposition on August 3, 2006, to replace Judge Ben K. Wexler.[1][2][3] He retired from the court effective September 2, 2021.[4]
Education
Wright received his undergraduate degree in business administration from the University of Arkansas in 1980 and a J.D. degree from the University of Tennessee Law School in 1983.[2][3]
Career
Wright has worked as a federal judicial law clerk, a private practice lawyer, and an assistant federal community defender. He served as a judge for the Greene County General Sessions and Juvenile Courts for eight years prior to joining the Third Circuit Court in 2006.[2]
Elections
2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Wright ran for re-election to the Third 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
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 3, 2006 General Election," accessed June 6, 2014 (Scroll to p. 5)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tennessee State Courts, "Judge Thomas J. Wright Biography," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 GreenvilleSun.com, "Tom Wright Wins Circuit Court Judge Contest; Other Court-Related Races Were Uncontested," August 16, 2011 (dead link)
- ↑ Tennessee State Courts, "COMMISSION ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT CIRCUIT COURT VACANCY," accessed July 6, 2022
- ↑ TN.gov, "Tennessee Secretary of State Unofficial Election Results Greene County Elections," May 6, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Go Vote TN, "August 7, 2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 7, 2014
