See who qualified to run for judge in Davidson County's May primary
Nearly 50 judicial candidates have qualified to run in the Davidson County primary in May.
Nashville's sitting judges are up for reelection after eight-year terms, and most of them are set to run unopposed.
A last minute retirement announcement from Criminal Court Judge Mark Fishburn ushered in a half dozen new candidates to that race just before the filing deadline Feb. 22. By the time the withdrawal deadline rolled around, that dropped to four candidates.
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Fishburn joins several notable Nashville judges choosing not to run for reelection this year, including Circuit Court judges Hamilton Gayden and Randy Kennedy, as well as Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle and General Sessions Judges Michael F. Mondelli and William E. Higgins.
Voters must be registered by April 4 to participate in the May 3 election. The first day to request a ballot was Feb. 2. Early voting is set to run April 13-28.
See who's running below, listed alphabetically.
General Sessions Court
General Sessions Judge Division I
Gale Robinson, incumbent
General Sessions Judge Division II
Melissa Blackburn, incumbent
Kenneth Redditt
General Sessions Judge Division III
Ana Escobar, incumbent
General Sessions Judge Division IV
Allegra Walker, incumbent
General Sessions Judge Division V
Robin Kimbrough Hayes
Dianne Turner, incumbent
General Sessions Judge Division VI
Frank E. Mondelli, Jr.
Jim Todd
Paul J. Walwyn
General Sessions Judge Division VII
Marcus Floyd
General Sessions Judge Division VIII
Rachel Bell, incumbent
Erin Coleman
General Sessions Judge Division IX, Republican primary
Brian A. Horowitz
General Sessions Judge Division IX, Democratic primary
Lynda Jones, incumbent
General Sessions Judge Division X
Sam Coleman, incumbent
General Sessions Judge Division XI
John Aaron Holt, incumbent
Criminal Court
Criminal Court Judge Division I
Steve R. Dozier, incumbent
Criminal Court Judge Division II
Angie Blackshear Dalton, incumbent
Criminal Court Judge Division III
Cheryl Blackburn, incumbent
Kyle Parks
Criminal Court Judge Division IV
Jennifer Smith, incumbent
Criminal Court Judge Division IV
Khadija Babb
Monte Watkins, incumbent
Criminal Court Judge Division VI
Cynthia Chappell
Seth Norman
Tillman Payne
Marcus Shute Jr.
Circuit Court
Circuit Court, Division I
David Briley
Wendy Lynne Longmire
Circuit Court, Division II
Amanda McClendon, incumbent
Circuit Court, Division III
Phillip Robinson, incumbent
Circuit Court, Division IV
Phillip E. Smith, incumbent
Circuit Court, Division V
Joe P. Binkley Jr., incumbent
Circuit Court, Division VI
Tom Brothers, incumbent
Circuit Court, Division VII
Larry Hagar
Andra Hedrick
John Manson
Circuit Court, Division VIII
Lynne T. Ingram
Kelvin Jones, incumbent
Chancery Court
Chancery Court Part I
Patricia Head Moskal, incumbent
Chancery Court Part II
Anne C. Martin, incumbent
Chancery Court Part III
I’Ashea L. Myles
Chancery Court Part IV
Russell Perkins, incumbent
Juvenile Court
Juvenile Judge
Sheila D.J. Calloway, incumbent
The list is based on information provided by the Davidson County Election Commission as of Feb. 24.
Reach reporter Mariah Timms at mtimms@tennessean.com or 615-259-8344 and on Twitter @MariahTimms.
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