Vanessa Agee Jackson
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Vanessa Agee Jackson was a circuit court judge for the Fourteenth Circuit Court, which presides over Coffee County in Tennessee. She was appointed to the court by former Governor Phil Bredesen on April 21, 2009, to replace the late Judge John W. Rollins. She was elected to the court in 2010 and was re-elected on August 7, 2014. She retired from the court in 2022.[1][2][3]
Elections
2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Jackson ran for re-election to the Fourteenth Circuit Court.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on May 6, 2014.
General: She won without opposition in the general election on August 7, 2014.
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2010
Jackson was elected to the Fourteenth Circuit Court. She defeated Mark A. Williams in the election, winning 54.6% of the vote.[2]
- Main article: Tennessee judicial elections, 2010
Education
Jackson received both her undergraduate and J.D. degrees from the University of Tennessee in 1976 and 1978, respectively.[6]
Career
Jackson began her career in 1979 as the in-house counsel for First Federal Savings & Loan Association in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and worked there until 1980. She also practiced law with the firm of Henry & McCord until 1993. In December 1993, Jackson joined the firm of Hull, Ray, Rieder, Ewell, Lane & Ridner, P.A., where she practiced until her judicial appointment to the Fourteenth Circuit Court in 2009.[1][6]
Awards and associations
- 2012-2013: Secretary, Tennessee Judicial Council [7]
See also
External links
- Tennessee State Courts, "Trial Court Judges"
- Tennessee State Courts, "Tennessee Judicial District Map"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 TN.gov, "Bredesen Appoints Jackson to Tennessee Circuit Court," April 21, 2009
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Coffee County Election Commission, "Primary and General Election," August 5, 2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Go Vote TN, "August 7, 2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ The Tennessean.com, "List of candidates in May primary races," February 21, 2014
- ↑ TN.gov, "Tennessee Secretary of State Unofficial Election Results Coffee County Elections," May 6, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Tennessee State Courts, "Judge Vanessa Agee Jackson," accessed June 7, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Courts, Press Release, "2012-2013 Tennessee Judicial Council Executive Committee Members," accessed June 7, 2014
