TennWatch/Volitics: The Complete AlphaPatriot's Shelby County Voter's Guide

August 1, 2006

The Complete AlphaPatriot's Shelby County Voter's Guide

Quicklink: The complete AlphaPatriot Shelby County Voter's Guide.

Explanation: The ballot on Thursday is the longest in Shelby County history, with every voter having 96 races on which to make a decision and Memphis voters having 103. Sixty six of these are for county judges, about which most voters have no idea.

I performed extensive research for the judicial races and am darn glad I did. There are some very respected jurists in the race and there are some who are astonishingly unqualified. For instance:

Candidates for Criminal Court Judge with no criminal trial experience.
A candidate that has been publicly censured, found in "willful contempt of court" and found guilty of legal malpractice.
Candidates in bankruptcy, that have had their law license suspended, and pled guilty to mishandling client affairs.

For sources I included both the Democrat and Republican Parties, a right-leaning attorney and a left-leaning attorney, the Commercial Appeal and and the Conservative Republican Club. I believe that I was steadfastly impartial in making the judicial picks (except, perhaps, the Tennessee Supreme Court and appellate courts).

You may want to view just the county judicial races as I have included endorsements from all my sources so you can compare them.

But if you want to just print something off and go vote, I highly recommend my complete list of endorsements. It includes links to my research so you can make your own decision, but few of my choices are controversial.

I've done hours of research so you don't have to! As always, comments welcome. And on this topic, comments from practicing attorneys are especially appreciated.

Posted on Tuesday at 8:38 AM in category Races of '06
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August 1, 2006

The Complete AlphaPatriot's Shelby County Voter's Guide

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