TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Sep 21, 2017
The Tennessee Supreme Court has rejected an unsuccessful judicial candidate’s claim that the Roane County Election Commission had no authority under Tennessee law to decide a pre-election challenge to the successful candidate’s residency qualifications to run for office. The Court affirmed the Court of Appeals' dismissal, holding that the unsuccessful candidate’s original suit was filed after the time limit for appeal of an administrative decision. Justice Cornelia Clark and Justice Sharon Lee both filed dissenting opinions to the decision.