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Thomas White Brothers
Thomas White Brothers (Democratic Party) is a judge for Division VI of the Tennessee 20th Judicial District Circuit Court. His current term ends on September 1, 2030.
Brothers (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Division VI judge of the Tennessee 20th Judicial District Circuit Court. He won in the general election on August 4, 2022.
Brothers was appointed to the court by former Governor Ned McWherter in February 1989.[1][2][3][4][5]
Biography
Education
Brothers received his undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1973 and his J.D. degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1977.[2]
Career
Brothers began his career in 1978 as a solo practitioner working in the law offices of Jack Norman. In 1989, he was appointed to the Twentieth Circuit Court. From 1991 to 1993, Brothers served as the presiding judge of the Twentieth District Chancery Court.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2022)
General election
General election for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Circuit Court Division VI
Incumbent Thomas White Brothers won election in the general election for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Circuit Court Division VI on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Thomas White Brothers (D) | 99.0 | 48,099 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 494 | ||
| Total votes: 48,593 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Circuit Court Division VI
Incumbent Thomas White Brothers advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Circuit Court Division VI on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Thomas White Brothers | 99.5 | 33,854 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 156 | ||
| Total votes: 34,010 | |||
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2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Brothers ran for re-election to the Twentieth Circuit 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.
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Thomas White Brothers did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tennessee State Courts, "Judge Thomas White Brothers," accessed June 7, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Trial Courts, Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, "Judge Thomas Brothers," accessed June 7, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 3, 2006 General Election," accessed June 7, 2014 (Scroll to p.9)
- ↑ 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
- ↑ TN.gov, "Tennessee Secretary of State Unofficial Election Results Davidson 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
