There are 33 article(s) tagged General Sessions Court Clerk:

• December 2019

  • General Sessions Court Clerk primaries attract 16 by deadline

    A total of 16 contenders, 12 Democrats and 4 Republicans, filed by a Thursday, Dec. 12, noon deadline to run in the March 3 countywide primary for General Sessions Court Clerk.

    By Bill Dries December 12, 2019

  • Petitions pulled by 18 for General Sessions Court Clerk primaries

    The only countywide election of 2020 in Shelby County has drawn more than a dozen potential candidates for a position most citizens know little about. The political scramble for the office of General Sessions Court Clerk began in November when incumbent clerk Ed Stanton Jr. told his staff he would not be seeking a third full term.

    By Bill Dries December 12, 2019

  • Fields set for March Tennessee presidential primaries

    Two Republican challengers to President Donald Trump and 16 Democrats have made the ballot for the March 3 Tennessee presidential primaries.

    By Bill Dries December 04, 2019

• November 2019

  • Shelby County Commissioner Reginald Milton to join race for general sessions clerk

    With more than two years left to serve in his final term on the Shelby County Commission, Commissioner Reginald Milton has confirmed he will run for general sessions court clerk.

    By Linda A. Moore November 26, 2019

  • John Ford’s candidacy for general sessions court clerk is a no-go, state officials say

    Convicted felon and former state senator John Ford has filed a petition to run for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk, but state officials say a judge's order concerning his bribery conviction while in office bars him from running.

    By Linda A. Moore November 20, 2019

  • Stanton marks end of clerk’s term and tenure with changes, goals, paper

    General Sessions Court Clerk Ed Stanton Jr. has a little less than a year left in office and will not seek re-election next year. Before his exit, Stanton says he has a few goals to accomplish.

    By Bill Dries November 17, 2019

  • Eddie Jones files for General Sessions Court Clerk on 2020 ballot

    Within days of General Sessions Court Clerk Ed Stanton telling his staff he would not seek re-election, one county commissioner has filed a petition for the clerk’s job.

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2019

  • Stanton reportedly passes on court clerk re-election bid

    The only countywide elected office on the ballot in 2020 will be a race without an incumbent if Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk Ed Stanton does not seek re-election.

    By Bill Dries November 04, 2019