Andy Bennett
2007 - Present
2030
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Andy Bennett is a judge of the Tennessee Court of Appeals Middle Section. He assumed office on September 18, 2007. His current term ends on September 1, 2030.
Bennett ran for re-election for judge of the Tennessee Court of Appeals Middle Section. He won in the retention election on August 4, 2022.
Education
Bennett received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University in 1979 and his J.D. degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1982.[1]
Career
- 2007 - Present: Judge, Tennessee Court of Appeals
- 1997-2007: Chief deputy attorney general, Tennessee Attorney General's Office
- 1993-1997: Associate chief deputy attorney general, Tennessee Attorney General's Office
- 1986-1993: Deputy attorney general, Tennessee Attorney General's Office
- 1982-1986: Assistant attorney general, Tennessee Attorney General's Office [1]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2004: Marvin Award, National Association of Attorneys General
- 1998: William M. Leech, Jr. Award, Tennessee Attorney General's Office [2]
Associations
- Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation
- Member, Tennessee Bar Association [2]
Elections
2022
See also: Tennessee intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
Tennessee Court of Appeals Middle Section, Andy Bennett's seat
Andy Bennett was retained to the Tennessee Court of Appeals Middle Section on August 4, 2022 with 72.5% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
72.5
|
441,167 | ||
No |
27.5
|
167,279 | |||
Total Votes |
608,446 | ||||
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2014
Bennett was retained to the Tennessee Court of Appeals with 64.6 percent of the vote on August 7, 2014. [3][4]
Retention recommendation
Bennett was recommended for retention to the Tennessee Court of Appeals by the Tennessee Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission.[5][2]
- Read Judge Bennett's Judicial Evaluation Report here.
Retention controversy
An effort to unseat the three Tennessee Supreme Court justices facing retention in 2014 highlighted the issue of retention elections across the state. Click here for more information.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Andy Bennett did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tennessee State Courts, "Judge Andy D. Bennett," accessed May 26, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tennessee State Courts, "2014 Judicial Evaluation Report for Judge Andy Bennett," accessed May 26, 2014
- ↑ WJLE.com, "Voters head back to the polls in August (Early voting in July)," May 12, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Results," August 7, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee State Courts, "2014 Judicial Evaluation Report," accessed May 25, 2014
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 • Tennessee Municipal Court
State resources:
Courts in Tennessee • Tennessee judicial elections • Judicial selection in Tennessee
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