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Don W. Poole

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Don W. Poole
Prior offices:
11th Judicial District Criminal Court
Years in office: 2006 - 2022

Education
Bachelor's
University of Tennessee, 1964
Law
University of Tennessee, 1965

Don W. Poole was a judge of the 11th Judicial District Criminal Court in Tennessee. He assumed office in 2006. He left office on August 31, 2022.

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Elections

2014

See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Poole ran for re-election to the Hamilton County Criminal 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. [1][2]

Education

Poole received both his undergraduate and J.D. degrees from the University of Tennessee in 1964 and 1965, respectively.[3]

Career

Poole began his career as a law clerk for the Tennessee Supreme Court. He also served as a judge advocate general in the U.S. Armed Forces and spent three years as an assistant district attorney for Hamilton County. From 1972 until his judicial election in 2006, Poole worked as an attorney in private practice.[3]

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