Sheryl Guinn

Sheryl Guinn (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Division III judge of the Davidson County General Sessions Court in Tennessee. She lost in the Democratic primary on May 1, 2018.

Elections[edit]

2018[edit]

See also: Municipal elections in Davidson County, Tennessee (2018)

General election[edit]

Ana Escobar won election in the general election for Davidson County General Sessions Court Division III on August 2, 2018.

General election for Davidson County General Sessions Court Division III

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Ana Escobar (D)	99.4	77,504
	Other/Write-in votes	0.6	438

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 77,942
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Democratic primary election[edit]

Ana Escobar defeated Sheryl Guinn, incumbent Nick Leonardo, and Newton Holiday in the Democratic primary for Davidson County General Sessions Court Division III on May 1, 2018.

Democratic primary for Davidson County General Sessions Court Division III

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Ana Escobar	45.0	30,848
	Sheryl Guinn	26.5	18,203
	Nick Leonardo	23.4	16,071
	Newton Holiday	5.1	3,494

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 68,616
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Republican primary election[edit]

2014[edit]

Guinn ran for election to the Davidson County General Sessions Court.
Primary: She was defeated in the Democratic primary on May 6, 2014, receiving 24.3 percent of the vote. She competed against Jefre S. Goldtrap, Tee Gorham, Paul Walwyn, Lynda Jones, Jay Norman, and Edward S. Ryan. ^[1]^[2]

Selection method[edit]

See also: Nonpartisan election of judges

Judges of the general sessions court are elected in nonpartisan elections to eight-year terms. Individual towns or cities may establish varying ordinances for the election of their municipal judges—e.g., ordinances that allow for some positions to be elected by popular vote and some to be selected by other methods.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Qualifications
To serve on the court, a judge must be:^[7]

authorized to practice law in state;
a district resident for at least one year;
a state resident five years; and
at least 30 years old.

External links[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

Tennessee courts

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

State resources:

Courts in Tennessee • Tennessee judicial elections • Judicial selection in Tennessee

[elec-1] The Tennessean.com, "List of candidates in May primary races," February 21, 2014

[2] WKRN.com, "Election Results for May 6, 2014 Primary," May 7, 2014

[limited-3] American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Tennessee; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived September 11, 2014

[4] Justia - Tennessee Code, "37-1-207 - Special juvenile courts Judges," accessed July 22, 2015

[5] Justia - Tennessee Code, "16-18-203 - Term of office," accessed July 22, 2015

[6] Justia - Tennessee Code, "16-15-202 - Election Term," accessed November 20, 2014

[7] American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Tennessee," archived September 11, 2014

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