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Posted by: Kate Prince on Sep 14, 2021

Twelfth Judicial District Circuit Court Judge Justin Angel has announced he will seek re-election in 2022, the Chattanoogan reports. Angel was elected to the bench in 2014 and presides over the civil and criminal matters and jury trials of Bledsoe, Sequatchie, Rhea, Marion, Franklin and Grundy counties. Angel has twice served on the Executive Committee for the Tennessee Judicial Conference and is currently Presiding Judge of the 12th Judicial District and president of the 12th Judicial District Bar Association. He has presided over several high-profile cases and in 2019 ordered the release of Adam Braseel, a Grundy County man wrongfully convicted of murder, which gained national attention. “I hope to continue my work and life’s dedication to the law and justice for another term as a Circuit Court Judge,” Angel said.