Russell T. Perkins
Russell T. Perkins (Democratic Party) is a judge for Part IV of the Tennessee 20th Judicial District Chancery Court. His current term ends on September 1, 2030.
Perkins (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Part IV judge of the Tennessee 20th Judicial District Chancery Court. He won in the general election on August 4, 2022.
Perkins was appointed by former Governor Phil Bredesen in March 2008 to replace former Chancellor Richard Dinkins.[1][2][3][4]
Biography
Education
Perkins received his undergraduate degree from Tennessee State University in 1978 and his J.D. degree from the Ohio State University College of Law in 1981.[1][5]
Career
Perkins began his career in August 1981 as an assistant attorney general in Ohio. A year later, he moved to Nashville to work as an associate for the law firm of Williams and Dinkins. He later became a partner of the firm and worked in that capacity until April 1994. Perkins then joined the Tennessee Attorney General's Office. He worked in various capacities at that office until his appointment to the Davidson County Chancery Court in 2008.[1][5]
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2022)
General election
General election for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Chancery Court Part IV
Incumbent Russell T. Perkins won election in the general election for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Chancery Court Part IV on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Russell T. Perkins (D) | 99.3 | 46,341 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 350 | ||
| Total votes: 46,691 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Chancery Court Part IV
Incumbent Russell T. Perkins advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Chancery Court Part IV on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Russell T. Perkins | 99.8 | 33,647 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 79 | ||
| Total votes: 33,726 | |||
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2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Perkins ran for re-election to the Davidson County Chancery Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on May 6, 2014.
General: He defeated Sabrina Johnson Orr in the general election on August 7, 2014, receiving 56.0 percent of the vote.
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Russell T. Perkins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Trial Courts: Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County, "Chancellor Russell T. Perkins," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 7, 2008 General Election," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ NashvillePost, "Finalists named for Chancery vacancy," March 11, 2008
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Go Vote TN, "August 7, 2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tennessee State Courts, "Russell T. Perkins," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ The Tennessean.com, "List of candidates in May primary races," February 21, 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
