TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 17, 2021

Former police officer, prosecuting attorney, and now assistant public defender Joseph “Joe” Lodato announced today that he is running for judge on the Hamilton County General Sessions Court, Fourth Division. Lodato worked for 12 years with the Morris County Sheriff’s Office and Morristown Police Department in New Jersey, as an assistant district attorney general in Knox County, and in private practice for six years before joining the Hamilton County Public Defender’s Office. Lodato lives in Ooltewah. He is an avid outdoors enthusiast and cyclist, and the past president and current member/ride leader with the Chattanooga Bicycle Club. Learn more on his campaign's Facebook account.