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'''Michael W. Moyers''' was a chancellor for the [[Knox County Chancery Court, Tennessee|Knox County Chancery Court]] of the [[Sixth Judicial District, Tennessee|Sixth Judicial District]], which presides over [[Knox County, Tennessee (Judicial)|Knox County]], [[Tennessee]]. He was elected to the court on [[C2006#August|August 3, 2006]], and re-elected on August 7, 2014.<ref name=bio>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140717222415/http://www.tncourts.gov/courts/circuit-criminal-chancery-courts/judges/michael-w-moyers ''Tennessee State Courts'', "Judge Michael W. Moyers," accessed August 13, 2014]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140724001744/https://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2006-08/Gen115Judicial.pdf ''Tennessee Secretary of State'', "August 3, 2006 General Election Results," accessed August 13, 2014] ''(Scroll to p.11)''</ref>Moyers resigned from the court on January 22, 2021, to join the law firm of Bernstein, Stair & McAdams.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210223151146/https://www.tba.org/?pg=LawBlog&blAction=showEntry&blogEntry=54832 ''Tennessee Bar Association'', "Chancellor Moyers to Join Knoxville Firm in 2021," May 18, 2020]</ref> | '''Michael W. Moyers''' was a chancellor for the [[Knox County Chancery Court, Tennessee|Knox County Chancery Court]] of the [[Sixth Judicial District, Tennessee|Sixth Judicial District]], which presides over [[Knox County, Tennessee (Judicial)|Knox County]], [[Tennessee]]. He was elected to the court on [[C2006#August|August 3, 2006]], and re-elected on August 7, 2014.<ref name=bio>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140717222415/http://www.tncourts.gov/courts/circuit-criminal-chancery-courts/judges/michael-w-moyers ''Tennessee State Courts'', "Judge Michael W. Moyers," accessed August 13, 2014]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140724001744/https://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2006-08/Gen115Judicial.pdf ''Tennessee Secretary of State'', "August 3, 2006 General Election Results," accessed August 13, 2014] ''(Scroll to p.11)''</ref>Moyers resigned from the court on January 22, 2021, to join the law firm of Bernstein, Stair & McAdams.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210223151146/https://www.tba.org/?pg=LawBlog&blAction=showEntry&blogEntry=54832 ''Tennessee Bar Association'', "Chancellor Moyers to Join Knoxville Firm in 2021," May 18, 2020]</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 16:58, 9 November 2025
Michael W. Moyers was a chancellor for the Knox County Chancery Court of the Sixth Judicial District, which presides over Knox County, Tennessee. He was elected to the court on August 3, 2006, and re-elected on August 7, 2014.[1][2]Moyers resigned from the court on January 22, 2021, to join the law firm of Bernstein, Stair & McAdams.[3]
Elections
2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Moyers ran for re-election to the Knox County Chancery 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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Education
Moyers received his undergraduate degree from Western Kentucky University in 1984 and his J.D. degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, College of Law in 1987.[1]
Career
Moyers began his career in 1988 as a county attorney for the Knox County Law Director's Office. He then became the law director himself in 2000 and worked in that position until his judicial election to the Knox County Chancery Court in 2006.[1]
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Tennessee State Courts, "Trial Court Judges"
- Tennessee State Courts, "Tennessee Judicial District Map"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tennessee State Courts, "Judge Michael W. Moyers," accessed August 13, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 3, 2006 General Election Results," accessed August 13, 2014 (Scroll to p.11)
- ↑ Tennessee Bar Association, "Chancellor Moyers to Join Knoxville Firm in 2021," May 18, 2020
- ↑ TN.gov, "Tennessee Secretary of State Unofficial Election Results Knox County Elections," May 6, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Go Vote TN, "August 7, 2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 7, 2014
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
