Carol Soloman
Carol Soloman was a circuit court judge for the Twentieth Circuit Court Division VIII, which presides over Davidson County in Tennessee. She was first elected to the court in September 1998 and re-elected without opposition in 2006.[1][2]
Soloman ran for re-election to the Twentieth Circuit Court in 2014 but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Kelvin Jones. She left the bench when her term expired on August 31, 2014.[3][4]
Elections
2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Soloman ran for re-election to the Twentieth Circuit Court.
Primary: She was defeated in the Democratic primary on May 6, 2014, receiving 29.1 percent of the vote. She competed against Jon Peeler and Kelvin Jones.
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Education
Soloman received her undergraduate degree from Peabody College (now known as Vanderbilt University at Peabody) and her J.D. degree from the Nashville School of Law in 1979.[1][5]
Career
Soloman worked as a private practice lawyer in Davidson County and the surrounding area for nineteen years prior to her judicial election in 1998. Her law practice emphasized family and criminal law. She has also served as an assistant district attorney general.[1][5]
See also
- Tennessee Circuit Court
- Judicial selection in Tennessee
- Davidson County, Tennessee
- News: Tennessee judiciary members Carol Solomon and Barbara Haynes stepping down from the bench, September 12, 2011
External links
- Tennessee State Courts, "Trial Court Judges," accessed June 7, 2014
- Tennessee State Courts, "Tennessee Judicial District Map," accessed June 7, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Trial Courts: Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, "Judge Carol Soloman," accessed June 7, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 3, 2006 General Election," accessed June 7, 2014 (Scroll to p.9)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Tennessean.com, "List of candidates in May primary races," February 21, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 TN.gov, "Tennessee Secretary of State Unofficial Election Results Davidson County Elections," May 6, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tennessee State Courts, "Judge Carol Soloman," accessed June 7, 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