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William T. Ailor
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William T. Ailor is a judge of the Sixth Circuit Court, which presides over Knox County in Tennessee.[1] He was elected to the court on August 7, 2014, and began serving on September 1. His current term expires in 2022.[2]
Elections
2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Ailor ran for election to the Sixth Circuit Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on May 6, 2014.
General: He defeated incumbent Judge Harold Wimberly in the general election on August 7, 2014, receiving 59.1 percent of the vote.
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Education
Ailor received his undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee Knoxville in 1980, his master's degree from the University of Tennessee Knoxville in 1982, and his J.D. from the Nashville School of Law in 1989.[3]
Career
- 2014-2022: Judge, Sixth Circuit Court
- 2007-2014: Of counsel, The Law Office of Melinda Jacobs
- 1994–2007: Mediator, State of Tennessee Department of Education
- 1990-2007: Administrative law judge, State of Tennessee Department of Education
- 1989–2014: Attorney, Ailor Law Offices
- 1986-1989: Deputy court officer and clerk for Chancellor Irvin R. Kilcrease, Jr. in Davidson County
- 1984-1986: Paralegal, Ortale, Kelley, Herbert and Crawford
- 1983-1984: Paralegal for legal counsel in "Smoking and Health" litigation, Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge and Rice[3][4][5]
See also
External links
- Tennessee State Courts, "Trial Court Judges"
- Tennessee State Courts, "Tennessee Judicial District Map"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 TN.gov, "Tennessee Secretary of State Unofficial Election Results Knox County Elections," May 6, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Go Vote TN, "August 7, 2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bill Ailor For Circuit Court Judge, "Get to know Judicial Candidate Bill Ailor," accessed June 15, 2014
- ↑ Knoxville Bar Association, "William "Bill" Ailor candidate profile," accessed March 16, 2015
- ↑ Information submitted by William Ailor via email on March 14, 2015
