Rhea County, Tennessee (Judicial)

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Rhea County is located within the Twelfth Judicial District of Tennessee. The people of this county are served by a circuit court, a general sessions court, a chancery court, a juvenile court, and municipal courts.[1]

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee has jurisdiction in Rhea County. Appeals from the Eastern District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.

# Judges[edit]

Rhea County, Tennessee

## Circuit Court[edit]

### Twelfth Circuit Court, Tennessee

* Justin C. Angel
* J. Curtis Smith
* Thomas W. Graham[2]

## General Sessions Court[edit]

### Rhea County General Sessions Court, Tennessee

* J. Shannon Garrison[3]

## Juvenile Court[edit]

### Rhea County Juvenile Court, Tennessee

* J. Shannon Garrison[4]

## Chancery Court[edit]

### Twelfth District Chancery Court, Tennessee

* Jeffrey F. Stewart[5]

# Elections[edit]

See also: Tennessee judicial elections

Tennessee is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Tennessee, click here.

* Tennessee local trial court judicial elections, 2025
* Tennessee local trial court judicial elections, 2024
* Tennessee local trial court judicial elections, 2023
* Tennessee local trial court judicial elections, 2022
* Tennessee local trial court judicial elections, 2021
* Tennessee local trial court judicial elections, 2020
* Tennessee local trial court judicial elections, 2019
* Tennessee local trial court judicial elections, 2018
* Tennessee local trial court judicial elections, 2017
* Tennessee local trial court judicial elections, 2016
* Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
* Tennessee judicial elections, 2012
* Tennessee judicial elections, 2010

## Election rules[edit]

### Primary election[edit]

Primary elections may be held for trial court judges. The political parties in each county determine whether or not there will be a primary election in their respective counties.

#### County primary elections[edit]

Counties that are having a primary election will have them on a Tuesday in May. The candidate who wins the county primary election in May will then move on to the county general election in August and run against other party candidates that won their respective primaries.[6]

Primary elections in Tennessee serve to designate a party's nomination and narrow the field down to one candidate from that party for a specific office. A candidate who wins their primary nomination will move on to the general election.[6] It is not uncommon for a candidate to run unopposed in their party primary and then go on to run unopposed in the general election as well. Similarly, candidates may win their primary and go on to run unopposed in the general election.

Voters do not need to declare their party affiliation when they register to vote. However, primary voters must declare whether or not they will be voting in the Democratic or Republican primary.[6]

## See also[edit]

* Tennessee counties
* Courts in Tennessee
* Judicial selection in Tennessee

## External links[edit]

* Tennessee State Courts, "Trial Court Judges," accessed May 15, 2014
* Tennessee State Courts, "Circuit, Criminal & Chancery Courts," accessed May 15, 2014
* Tennessee State Courts, "Tennessee Judicial District Map," accessed May 15, 2014

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ TN.gov, "Tennessee's Counties," accessed May 16, 2014
2. ↑ Tennessee State Courts, "Trial Court Judges," accessed June 7, 2014 (Select District "12")
3. ↑ Tennessee State Courts, "General Sessions Courts Judges," accessed January 22, 2015
4. ↑ Tennessee State Courts, "Juvenile & Family Courts Judicial Officials," accessed February 3, 2015
5. ↑ Tennessee State Courts, "Jeffrey F. Stewart," accessed August 14, 2014
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Hamilton County, Tennessee Election Commission: Differences Between Primary Elections & General Elections, accessed May 4, 2014

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