Month: July 2006

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Politics Politics Feature

Shelby County Republican Party Judicial Endorsements

Circuit, Chancery,
and Criminal Courts

Circuit
Court Judge
Division 2

James F. Russell


 

Circuit
Court Judge
Division 3

Karen R. Williams


 

Circuit
Court Judge
Division 5

Kay Robilio


 

Circuit
Court Judge
Division 6

Jerry Stokes


 

Circuit
Court Judge
Division 8

Larry E. Parrish

Chancery
Court Judge
Part 2

Arnold Goldin


 

Chancery
Court Judge
Part 3

Kenny Armstrong

Criminal
Court Judge
Division 3

John P. Colton


 

Criminal
Court Judge
Division 5

Jim Lammey


 

Criminal
Court Judge
Division 6

W. Fred Axley


 

Criminal
Court Judge
Division 7

Lee V. Coffee


 

Criminal
Court Judge
Division 8

Chris Craft


 

Criminal
Court Judge
Division 9

Mark Ward


 

Criminal
Court Judge
Division 10

James Beasley, Jr.

 

General
Sessions, Juvenile, and Probate Court

General
Sessions Civil Court Judge
Division 1

Lynn Cobb


 

General
Sessions Civil Court Judge
Division 2

Phyllis Gardner


 

General
Sessions Civil Court Judge
Division 3

Charles McDonald


 

General
Sessions Civil Court Judge
Division 4

Deborah Henderson
or
Tony Kizer


 

General
Sessions Civil Court Judge
Division 5

Evan Nahmias

General
Sessions Civil Court Judge
Division 6

Lonnie Thompson


 

General
Sessions Criminal Court Judge
Division 7

Ann Pugh


 

General
Sessions Criminal Court Judge
Division 8

Tim Dwyer


 

General
Sessions Criminal Court Judge
Division 9

Joyce Broffitt


 

General
Sessions Criminal Court Judge
Division 11

Karen Massey

General
Sessions Criminal Court Judge
Division 13

Louis J. Montesi


 

General
Sessions Criminal Court Judge
Division 14

Larry Potter


 


Juvenile Court Judge

Curtis Person


 

Probate
Court Judge
Part 1

Robert Benham


 

Probate
Court Judge
Part 2

Donn Southern

 

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Politics Politics Feature

Shelby County Democratic Party Judicial Endorsements

2400 Poplar Ave.  Suite #330
Memphis, TN. 38112

www.shelbydem.org
Matt Kuhn, Chair

JUDICIAL
ENDORSEMENTS

JULY 6,
2006

CHANCERY COURT DIVISION TWO

 CARLEE McCULLOUGH

CHANCERY COURT DIVISION THREE

KENNY ARMSTRONG

CIRCUIT COURT DIVISION TWO

CURTIS JOHNSON

CIRCUIT COURT DIVISION SIX

JUDGE JERRY STOKES

CIRCUIT COURT DIVISION EIGHT

JUDGE D’ARMY BAILEY

GENERAL SESSIONS CRIMINAL DIVISION ONE

JUDGE PAULA SKAHAN

GENERAL SESSIONS CRIMINAL DIVISION FOUR

JUDGE CAROLYN BLACKETT

GENERAL SESSIONS CRIMINAL DIVISION FIVE

DEWUN SETTLE

GENERAL SESSIONS CRIMINAL DIVISION SIX

LATONYA BURROW

GENERAL SESSIONS CRIMINAL DIVISION SEVEN

TYRONE PAYLOR

GENERAL SESSIONS CRIMINAL DIVISION NINE

JUDGE MARK WARD

GENERAL SESSIONS CRIMINAL DIVISION ELEVEN

MICHELLE A. BEST

GENERAL SESSIONS CRIMINAL DIVISION TWELVE

JUDGE GWEN ROOKS

GENERAL SESSIONS CRIMINAL DIVISION THIRTEEN

TERRANCE TATUM

GENERAL SESSIONS CIVIL DIVISION THREE

JOHN DONALD

GENERAL SESSIONS CIVIL DIVISION FOUR

REGINA NEWMAN

GENERAL SESSIONS CIVIL DIVISION FIVE

JUDGE BETTY THOMAS MOORE

JUVENILE COURT JUDGE

VERONICA COLEMAN

PROBATE COURT DIVISION TWO

DONN SOUTHERN

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News

Man Indicted for Voting Twice

Just in time for election season, D.A. Bill Gibbons issued a press release today announcing the indictment of 60-year-old Willie F. McCain of Nesbitt, MS. McCain is charged with two counts of illegal registration or voting and one count of false entries on official registration or election documents. According to the indictment, on November 2nd, 2004, McCain voted twice in the same election — once in Mississippi and once in Tennessee.

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Politics Politics Feature

Harold Sr., A C Pony up For Bolton

As the 9th District Democratic congressional primary heads into its final week, not only is mud being slung at an intensifying rate by this or that candidate, but now it appears that some previously uncommitted warhorses are picking sides. The financial disclosures of candidate Julian Bolton (one of the recent slingers) show that former congressman and longtime political broker Harold Ford Sr. has forked over $2100 – the maximum permitted – to Bolton’s coffers. This, after a Bolton visit to Palm Beach, Ford’s current residence, and appeal for support.

This news may come as a shock to Nikki Tinker (a slinger in her own right) and Joe Ford Jr. (so far a non-slinger), two other candidates who have laid claim to Ford-clan political support. Shelby County mayor A C Wharton, who may merely be honoring a county-government associate, has meanwhile contributed to Bolton’s campaign to the tune of $1000.

(For more, including facsimile of Bolton’s financial disclosure, go to “Political Beat”.)

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Politics Politics Feature

‘Hail Kerry’: The Senator Robo-Calls for Gail Mathes

Okay, it’s the
fourth quarter, the scoreboard (the one kept by the conventionally wise, anyhow)
shows you behind in your race for District Attorney General against incumbent Bill Gibbons, and you have to do
something – quick. Got it! Why not ask a recent presidential candidate to
make robo-calls for you? Say, John Kerry, the Democrat who carried Shelby County
handily in his race against George W. Bush two years ago. Yeah, that’s it.
That’s the ticket! And that’s what Gail Mathes, the Democratic nominee for
D.A. is doing even as we speak. Calls are going out all over Shelby County to
prospective voters, and the man from Massachusetts – whose wife Theresa was
hosted by Mathes during Kerry’s 2004 race – is evidently happy to do the
talking….

Kerry not only endorses Mathes but at the end of his 30-second call drops
in a plug for Memphis congressman Harold Ford, now running for the U.S. Senate.
(Ford, who served as a national co-chair for Kerry in the 2004 primary season,
may be entitled to some payback, too.) Mathes isn’t resting on her laurels, by
the way. She’ll be playing off the visit here Monday by another former
Democratic presidential candidate, Al Gore. While Gore is signing copies of his
new book, An Inconvenient Truth, at Davis-Kidd on Poplar, Mathes will
simultaneously be holding a meet-and-greet at the store.

Here is the KERRY ROBO-CALL. (Allow some time for loading.)

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Book Features Books

Calling All Book Clubs — Now

The deadline is Saturday, July 29th, for your book club to register with the Memphis Public Library & Information Center. Register why? So your club can be entered into a drawing that will guarantee you space — seating is limited — to attend the free Tell Me About a Book! Book Club Conference. It’s an all-day event sponsored by the library and scheduled for August 26th at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library at 3030 Poplar. Keynote speaker is Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River. For complete details, go to the library’s web site, visit
your branch library, or call 415-2700.

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Politics Politics Feature

Gail Mathes’ ‘Hail Kerry’ Gambit

Okay, it’s the
fourth quarter, the scoreboard (the one kept by the conventionally wise, anyhow)
shows you behind in your race for District Attorney General against incumbent Bill Gibbons, and you have to do
something – quick. Got it! Why not ask a recent presidential candidate to
make robo-calls for you? Say, John Kerry, the Democrat who carried Shelby County
handily in his race against George W. Bush two years ago. Yeah, that’s it.
That’s the ticket! And that’s what Gail Mathes, the Democratic nominee for
D.A. is doing even as we speak. Calls are going out all over Shelby County to
prospective voters, and the man from Massachusetts – whose wife Theresa was
hosted by Mathes during Kerry’s 2004 race – is evidently happy to do the
talking….

Kerry not only endorses Mathes but at the end of his 30-second call drops
in a plug for Memphis congressman Harold Ford, now running for the U.S. Senate.
(Ford, who served as a national co-chair for Kerry in the 2004 primary season,
may be entitled to some payback, too.) Mathes isn’t resting on her laurels, by
the way. She’ll be playing off the visit here Monday by another former
Democratic presidential candidate, Al Gore. While Gore is signing copies of his
new book, An Inconvenient Truth, at Davis-Kidd on Poplar, Mathes will
simultaneously be holding a meet-and-greet at the store. (For more, including the robo-call itself, go to “Political Beat”.)

Categories
Music Music Features

William Lee Ellis reveals God’s Tattoos

William Lee Ellis plays a CD-release party for his latest, God’s Tattoos, Friday, July 28th, at the Church of the Holy Communion at 4645 Walnut Grove. Read a review of the CD in this week’s Flyer.

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Politics Politics Feature

Democratic Lawyers for Justice Ballot

To the Voters
of Shelby County:

The upcoming election, Tuesday, August 3rd is extremely important. The ballot is the longest in history. Voters will not only be choosing their county Mayor, Sheriff, District Attorney, nominees for the Senate, and Governor, but making selections in over 20 contested judicial races. We encourage you to not only vote, but also vote in all the races on the
ballot, particularly the judicial races. These Judges that are elected August 3rd will serve for the next eight years. We encourage you to try and make informed decisions in your judicial selections.

Democratic Lawyers for Justice is a group of democratic lawyers who practice in the courts and know who the good judges are. We need Judges who are fair, competent and have a good work ethic. We need Judges who respect the law and the people they are called upon to judge. Not every lawyer who is a member of Democratic Lawyers for Justice necessarily supports every one of the endorsed judicial candidates, but the endorsements represent a strong consensus. Please study the ballot and make an effort to not only vote but to vote in all
the races. This year, early voting starts July 14th at all satellite-polling locations.

Sincerely,

Mike Cody, A C
Wharton, Jr.

Democratic Lawyers for Justice
Ballot
Vote to keep high standards for justice in Shelby County

James F.
Russell
Circuit Court, Div. 2

Jerry Stokes
Circuit Court, Div. 6

D’Army Bailey
Circuit Court, Div. 8

Arnold Goldin
Chancellor, Part 2

Janet Lansky
Shipman
Criminal Court, Div. 7

Mark Ward
Criminal Court, Div 9

John Donald
General Sessions, Div. 3

Regina M.
Newman
General Sessions, Div. 4

Kenny
Armstrong
Chancellor, Part 3

Paula Skahan
Criminal Court, Div. 1

Carolyn Wade
Blackett
Criminal Court, Div. 4

Dewun R.
Settle
Criminal Court, Div. 5

Betty Thomas
Moore
General Sessions, Div. 5

Ann Pugh
General Sessions, Div. 7

Mischelle A.
Best
General Sessions, Div. 11

Gwen Rooks
General Sessions, Div. 12

Louis J.
Montesi, Jr.
General Sessions, Div. 13

Veronica
Coleman
Juvenile Court

Donn Southern
Probate Court, Div.2

Paid for by
Democratic Lawyers for Justice PAC
Leslie Ballin
Nathan Bicks
David Cocke
Robert A Cox
Don A Donati
Greg Duckett
Trey Jordan
Bruce Kramer
Bruce A McMullen
Junaid Odubeko
Karl Schledwitz
Jim Strickland
Dale Tuttle, Treasurer
Democratic Lawyers for Justice
Judicial Ballot
Election Day is Aug. 3rd
Early Voting begins July 14th

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Book Features Books

Gore in Memphis

You’ve seen the documentary film An Inconvenient Truth. Now meet the author: global-warming lecturer (among other things) Al Gore — in Memphis. He’ll be signing at Davis-Kidd Booksellers on Monday, July 31st, at 5 p.m. (Sorry, no personalized autographs and no posed photography.) You’ll need a ticket for this event. Get one by purchasing the book An Inconvenient Truth (Rodale Press). Those tickets are available beginning Saturday, July 29th, at 9 a.m. For more info, call the Davis-Kidd at 683-9801.