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Posted by: Kate Prince on Feb 17, 2022

Davidson County’s qualifying deadline for judicial and other local races passed today, revealing that Criminal Court Judge Mark Fishburn did not return a petition, the Nashville Post reports. Several candidates quickly entered the race in Fishburn’s absence, including former judge and ex-Metro Council member Nick Leonardo, Nashville lawyer Cynthia Chappell, Brian Griffith, Tillman Payne and Seth Norman. Marcus Shute, who had previously filed to run for a seat in General Sessions, also switched over to the race. General Sessions Judge Rachel Bell also picked up a challenger. Erin Coleman, who made an unsuccessful bid for state Senate in 2016, will be running for Bell’s seat. An official list of all the candidates should be available soon.