Some of the hottest races in the 2014 elections may be in the 13th Judicial District where three open seats are to be filled including two judgeships and the District Attorney General office. The Incumbent District Public Defender, David Brady will also be challenged for re-election.
Incumbent Criminal Court Judge Leon Burns, Jr. and Circuit Court Judge John Maddux will be retiring from the bench when their terms expire on August 31, 2014 and Incumbent District Attorney General Randall York has announced that he will not be running for re-election as D.A. but instead will be seeking Judge Maddux’s seat in the 2014 elections.
Criminal Court Judge David Patterson, Circuit Court Judge Amy Hollars, and Chancellor Ronald Thurman plan to seek re-election.
WJLE contacted each county election commission in the 13th Judicial District Monday morning for a list of persons who have picked up petitions.
Of the seven counties in the district, only Putnam, Cumberland, White, and Overton have had candidates from those counties to pick up petitions. Some candidates have already completed and returned the petitions.
Candidates who have picked up qualifying petitions to run for offices in the 13th Judicial District in the May 6th Democratic Primary are as follows:
Ronald Thurman of Putnam County for Chancellor (Incumbent)
William F. Roberson of Putnam County for Criminal Court Judge, Part I (now held by Judge Burns) Petition picked up and returned.
Anthony Craighead of Putnam County for District Attorney General
David N. Brady of Putnam County for District Public Defender (Incumbent)
Amy Hollars of Overton County for Circuit Court Judge, Part I (Incumbent)
Randall York of Cumberland County for Circuit Court Judge, Part II (now held by Judge Maddux) Petition picked up and returned.
Candidates who have picked up qualifying petitions to run for offices in the 13th Judicial District in the May 6th Republican Primary are as follows:
Johnathan Young of Putnam County for Circuit Court Judge, Part II (now held by Judge Maddux) Petition picked up and returned.
Wesley Bray of Putnam County for Criminal Court Judge, Part I (now held by Judge Burns) Petition picked up and returned.
Gary McKenzie of Putnam County for Criminal Court Judge, Part I (now held by Judge Burns)
David A. Patterson of Putnam County for Criminal Court Judge, Part II. (Incumbent) Petition picked up and returned.
Bryant C. Dunaway of Putnam County for District Attorney General
Shawn C. Fry of Putnam County for District Attorney General. Petition picked up and returned.
Craig P. Fickling of Putnam County for District Public Defender. Petition picked up and returned.
John M. Meadows of White County for District Public Defender. Petition picked up and returned.
The qualifying deadline is noon February 20, 2014. Candidates running for judicial offices in the 13th district must file qualifying petitions with their home county election commission office. Copies of their qualifying petitions must be filed with the other counties in the district to get their names on the May 6th primary ballots in those counties.
Winners of the primaries will run in the August General Election.
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