TennWatch/Volitics: Two Judicial Races

August 4, 2006

Two Judicial Races

Judge Ward won Criminal Court Judge (Div. 9) by a mere 8 points. Ward was voted "Judge of the Year" by his peers in 2005 and endorsed by both the Democrat and Republican parties. Yet his opponent, Alicia Howard, garnered over 55 thousand votes in spite of the fact that she has "virtually no criminal experience" and filed for bankruptcy in 2000.

Jim Lammey trounced his opponent for Criminal Court Judge (Div. 5) by 30 points. Yet he had a weak endorsement from the Commercial Appeal and his opponent, Dewun Settle, was endorsed by the Democrat Party. I doubt that the voters knew or cared that Settle has been censured, found in willful contempt of court and pleaded guilty to charges of legal malpractice.

Technorati Tags: Tennessee Politics, Tennessee Shelby County Judicial Races of 2006, Mark Ward, Alicia Howard, Avoiding Unqualified Judges, Jim Lammey, Dewun Settle.

Posted on Friday at 1:42 AM in category Races of '06
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Kind of like how this site was behind the inexperienced Div. 1 Criminal Court Candidate over the incumbent who recieved virtually every endorsement available.

Posted by: rainman at August 4, 2006 4:23 PM

Actually, you are incorrect. No doubt, you refer to my first post about the challenger, Tonya Saafir, which I wrote after hearing her speak. But that was early in the cycle and I later did a thorough analysis and formally endorsed Paula Skahan.

Examination of my sample ballot will also show that I carried that endorsement forward, resulting in at least several votes for her (not that she needed them).

But thanks for trying to keep me honest. Stop back by anytime and bring a friend!

Posted by: AlphaPatriot at August 4, 2006 4:56 PM

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