Timothy L. Easter
2014 - Present
2030
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Timothy L. Easter is a judge of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Middle Section. He assumed office on September 1, 2014. His current term ends on September 1, 2030.
Easter ran for re-election for judge of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Middle Section. He won in the retention election on August 4, 2022.
Easter was appointed to the court by Republican Governor Bill Haslam on August 19, 2014, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Jerry L. Smith. Easter took the bench on September 1, 2014.[1]
Easter was formerly a judge for the Twenty-First Circuit Court, presiding over Hickman, Lewis, Perry, and Williamson counties in Tennessee. He served on this court from 1998 until his appointment to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals.[2][3][4]
Education
Easter received his undergraduate degree from Lipscomb University in 1982 and his J.D. degree from the Nashville School of Law in 1989.[2]
Career
Easter began his career in 1989 as an assistant district attorney for the 21st Judicial District. He then worked at the law firm of Rogers & Easter, Attorneys from 1994 until he joined the Twenty-First Circuit Court in 1998. He began serving as an adjunct professor at Lipscomb University in 2012.[2]
Awards and associations
- 2012-2013: Vice president, Tennessee Judicial Council [5]
Elections
2022
See also: Tennessee intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Middle Section, Timothy L. Easter's seat
Timothy L. Easter was retained to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Middle Section on August 4, 2022 with 73.3% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
73.3
|
437,034 | ||
No |
26.7
|
159,284 | |||
Total Votes |
596,318 | ||||
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2016
Easter was retained by voters to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals in the 2016 elections.[6]
Election results
| Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Retention, Timothy L. Easter, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Timothy L. Easter | 71.36% | |
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State Official Results | ||
2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Easter ran for re-election to the Twenty-First Circuit Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on May 6, 2014.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on August 7, 2014.
[7][8][4]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Timothy L. Easter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Governor Haslam Newsroom, "Haslam Appoints Easter to Court of Criminal Appeals," August 19, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tennessee State Courts, "Timothy L. Easter," accessed July 30, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 3, 2006 General Election," accessed August 11, 2014 (Scroll to p.12)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Go Vote TN, "August 7, 2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Courts, "Press Release: 2012-2013 Tennessee Judicial Council Executive Committee Members," accessed May 19, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedelect16 - ↑ Williamson County Board of Elections, "Sample Ballot May 6, 2014 County Primary," accessed May 2, 2014
- ↑ TN.gov, "Tennessee Secretary of State Unofficial Election Results - Williamson County," May 6, 2014 (dead link)
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