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Shelby County Democratic Party Judicial Endorsements

Post author By Sources
Post date July 29, 2006

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

Politics Politics Feature

PRIVATE ELECTION INTERVENTIONS II: Ladies’ Choice

Post author By Sources
Post date July 14, 2006

I. An Intended Endorsement: Three politically active local woman present their two cents’ worth:

Dear Friends:

We have some family and friends who flatter us every election by asking for vote recommendations. The three of us know we will all be overwhelmed by the upcoming ballot, so this year we decided to take the request seriously. After careful consideration and review of the candidates, here are the folks we support. As you probably have guessed, we lean toward those with progressive viewpoints and a reputation for competence. Please note this transcends race, gender and party affiliation. Even though some of the races have candidates who are unopposed, we want to support our friends by casting complimentary votes.

Also, note the Public Issues Forum will host a political forum on July 23 for numerous candidates on environmental issues at Shelby Farms.

PLEASE VOTE EARLY. Early voting begins July 14 and ends July 29. You have plenty of time to go vote and take your time. Election Day is going to be a zoo, we think. You can locate the early voting locations on the Shelby County Election Commission’s website: www.shelbyvote.com.

Our recommendations follow. Please print out and take with you to the polls. Feel free to forward to other friends and family who may be confused about all the races. We hope you are having a good summer. – Paula Casey, Happy Jones, and Jocie Wurzburg

Candidates for:
U. S. House of Representatives – District 9

Steve Cohen (Democrat)

Tennessee House of Representatives
District 89

Beverly Robison Marrero (Democrat)

Supreme Court Judge
Vote Yes

William M. Barker

Cornelia A. Clark

Janice Holder

Candidates for:
Court Of Appeals Judge
Eastern Division
Vote Yes

Herschel P. Franks

Sharon G. Le

Charles Susano

Michael Swiney

Candidates for:
Court Of Appeals Judge
Middle Division
Vote Yes

William B. Cain

Frank Clement

Patricia Cottrell

William C. Koch, Jr.

Candidates for:
Court Of Appeals Judge
Western Division
Vote Yes

William Frank Crawford

David Farmer

Alan E. Highers

NO on Holly Kirby

Candidates for:
Court Of Criminal Appeals
Eastern Division
Vote Yes

Norma McGee Ogle

Joseph M. Tipton

Gary R. Wade

James C. Witt, Jr.

Candidates for:
Court of Criminal Appeals
Middle Division
Vote Yes

Jerry L. Smith

Robert W. Wedemeyer

David H. Welles

Thomas T. Woodall

Candidates for:
Court of Criminal Appeals
Western Division
Vote Yes

Alan E. Glenn

David G. Hayes

J. C. McLin

John Everett Williams

Candidate for:

Circuit Court Judge Division 2

James F. Russell

Circuit Court Judge Division 3

Karen R. Williams

Circuit Court Judge Division 4

Rita L. Stotts

Circuit Court Judge Division 5

Kay Robilio

Circuit Court Judge Division 6

Jerry Stokes

Circuit Court Judge Division 7

Donna M. Fields

Circuit Court Judge Division 8

D’Army Bailey

Circuit Court Judge Division 9

Robert L. (Butch) Childers

Chancellor Part 1

Walter L. Evans

Chancellor Part 2

Arnold Goldin

Chancellor Part 3

Kenny Armstrong

Criminal Court Judge Division 1

Paula Skahan

Criminal Court Judge Division 2

W. Otis Higgs, Jr.

Criminal Court Judge Division 3

John P. Colton, Jr.

Criminal Court Judge Division 4

Carolyn Wade Blackett

Criminal Court Judge Division 5

Jim Lammey

Criminal Court Judge Division 7

Janet Lansky Shipman

Criminal Court Judge Division 8

Chris Craft

Criminal Court Judge Division 9

Mark Ward

Criminal Court JudgeDivision 10

James C. Beasley, Jr.

District Attorney General

Bill Gibbons

County Mayor

A C Wharton, Jr.

Shelby County Board of Commissioners
District 2, Position 2:Novella Smith Arnold

Shelby County Board of Commissioners

District 5: Steve Mulroy

Candidates for General Sessions Judge
Division 1:

Lynn Cobb

Division 2:

Phyllis Gardner

Division 3:

Charles W. McDonald

Division 4:
Regina Morrison Newman
Division 7:

Ann Pugh

Division 8:

Tim Dwyer

Division 9:

Joyce Broffitt

Division 10:

Anthony (Tony) Johnson

Division 11:

Mischelle Alexander-Best

Division 12:

Gwen Rooks

Division 13:

Louis J. Montesi, Jr.

Division 14:

Larry Potter

Division 15:

Loyce Lambert Ryan

Juvenile Court Judge:

Veronica Coleman

Probate Court Judge:
Division 1

Robert (Bob) Benham

Division 2

Donn Southern

Sheriff:

Mark H. Luttrell

Circuit Court Clerk:

Jimmy Moore

Criminal Court Clerk:

Vernon Johnson, Sr.

Juvenile Court Clerk:

Steve Stamson

Probate Court Clerk:

Sondra Becton

County Clerk:

Debbie Stamson

Register:

Tom Leatherwood

Candidate for:
Shelby County School Board
District 7

LaRita Mitchell

Germantown Municipal Judge 2:

Bob Brannon

City Council District 4:

Dedrick Brittenum

Candidates for:
Memphis Charter Commission Member
Position 1:

Willie Brooks

OR
Horace B. Jones

Position 2:

Bill Boyd

OR
Dean Deyo

Position 3:

Marsha R. Campbell

Darrell K. Thomas

Position 4:

Fred L. Davis

Position 5:

George H. Brown, Jr.

Position 6:

Frank P. Palumbo

Position 7:

Myron Lowery

Millington Municipal Judge

Vicki L. Green

II. An (Unintended) Endorsement ?) Although the presence on this list of two active candidates in the current election would suggest at least a de facto endorsement, this news release indicates as much only indirectly:

Come hear Carol Chumney speak next Tuesday morning & please send this invitation to your e-mail list. Thank you very much.-Tran Bui

TV Moms highlights local women in politics.

Event will raise money for The Commission on Missing and Exploited Children

What does it take for a woman to make it in politics? There could be many answers. Tuesday July 18, 2006 guests of TV Moms will get the opportunity to ask four local women what motivates and sustains them in their political careers. The event, called The Breakfast Report will be at The Crescent Club from 7:30 to 9:00 am.

The panel of speakers will be:

á Carol Chumney: Memphis City Councilwoman and former member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for 13 years

á Sharon Goldsworthy: Germantown Mayor, Elected in 1994

á Carlee McCullough: Candidate for Chancery Court Judge Part 2, McCullough is the only African American woman in this race. If elected, whe will be the first woman to ever win position.

á Nikki Tinker: Candidate for Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District, Tinker is the only woman running in this race. If elected, she would be the youngest black woman ever elected to Congress.

TV Moms Tran Bui and Kristen Terrell are both former local news reporters who have made new careers of being wives and mothers. They founded TV Moms to highlight issues and topics of interest to other women with professional and family careers. Both Bui and Terrell are members of the board of directors of COMEC, The Commission on Missing and Exploited Children. They hope to use their new TV Moms organization to raise awareness and funds for COMEC since it is a non-profit struggling to provide needed services to children and families.

Many of us spend so much time juggling home life and professional life that we forget to take time to give our minds work-outs, Terrell says. Tran and I hope to provide our peers, both women and men, with tools to help them stimulate their minds.

Tickets are $30 for one person.

$50 for 2 people.

Proceeds will go to the Commission on Missing and Exploited Children.

We hope you will support us as we launch this new endeavor. > >

News

CHENEY TOP AIDE INDICTED

Post author By Sources
Post date October 28, 2005

It’s happened. “Scooter” Libby has been INDICTED! More details to come.

The Washington Post‘s account:
A federal grand jury today indicted Vice President Cheney’s chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, after a two-year investigation into the leak of a CIA agent’s identity but spared — at least for now –President Bush’s top political strategist, Karl Rove.

Libby was indicted on charges of perjury, obstruction of justice and making false statements. The five-count indictment charged that he gave misleading information to the grand jury, allegedly lying about information he discussed with three news reporters. It alleged that he committed perjury before the grand jury in March 2004 and that he also lied to FBI agents investigating the case.

For rest of story, CLICK HERE.

The New York Times‘s account:
I. Lewis Libby Jr., Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff and one of the most powerful figures in the Bush administration, was formally accused today of lying and obstruction of justice in an inquiry into the unmasking of a covert C.I.A. officer.

A federal grand jury indicted Mr. Libby on one count of obstruction, two counts of perjury and two of making false statements in the course of an investigation that raised questions about the administration’s rationale for going to war against Iraq, how it treats critics and political opponents and whether high White House officials shaded the truth. The charges are felonies. He was not charged directly with revealing the identity of a C.I.A. undercover operative.

To read rest of story, CLICK HERE.

News News Feature

MIERS WITHDRAWS!

Post author By Sources
Post date October 27, 2005

Harriet Miers withdrew this morning as a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court.
In announcing the decision, Miers and President Bush cited their concern with the requests of members of the Senate Judiciary Committee for documents dealing with her work as White House Counsel that the administration has chosen to withhold as privileged.

To read rest of
Washington Post account, CLICK HERE.

Harriet E. Miers withdrew her nomination for the Supreme Court this morning after her selection by President Bush led to criticism from both conservatives and liberals. In recent days, several prominent members of the Republican Party had begun to publicly question Ms. Miers’s nomination, suggesting was not conservative enough on issues such as abortion. Others, including Democrats and Republicans, have questioned Ms. Miers’s lack of judicial experience since her nomination was announced on Oct. 3.

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New York Times account, CLICK HERE.

Text of Miers’s Letter to President Bush

The White House
October 27, 2005

Dear Mr. President:

I write to withdraw as a nominee to serve as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. I have been greatly honored and humbled by the confidence that you have shown in me and have appreciated immensely your support and the support of many others. However, I am concerned that the confirmation process presents a burden for the White House and our staff that is not in the best interest of the country.

As you know, members of the Senate have indicated their intention to seek documents about my service in the White House in order to judge whether to support me. I have been informed repeatedly that in lieu of records, I would be expected to testify about my service in the White House to demonstrate my experience and judicial philosophy. While I believe that my lengthy career provides sufficient evidence for consideration of my nomination, I am convinced the efforts to obtain Executive Branch materials and information will continue.

As I stated in my acceptance remarks in the Oval Office, the strength and independence of our three branches of government are critical to the continued success of this great Nation. Repeatedly in the course of the process of confirmation for nominees for other positions, I have steadfastly maintained that the independence of the executive Branch be preserved and its confidential documents and information not be released to further a confirmation process. I feel compelled to adhere to this position, especially related to my own nomination. Protection of the prerogatives of the Executive Branch and continued pursuit of my confirmation are in tension. I have decided that seeking my confirmation should yield.

I share your commitment to appointing judges with a conservative judicial philosophy, and I look forward to continuing to support your efforts to provide the American people judges who will interpret the law, not make it. I am most grateful for the opportunity to have served your Administration and this country.

Most respectfully,

Harriet Ellan Miers

President’s Response

Today, I have reluctantly accepted Harriet Miers’ decision to withdraw her nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States.

I nominated Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court because of her extraordinary legal experience, her character, and her conservative judicial philosophy. Throughout her career, she has gained the respect and admiration of her fellow attorneys. She has earned a reputation for fairness and total integrity. She has been a leader and a pioneer in the American legal profession. She has worked in important positions in state and local government and in the bar. And for the last five years, she has served with distinction and honor in critical positions in the Executive Branch.

I understand and share her concern, however, about the current state of the Supreme Court confirmation process. It is clear that Senators would not be satisfied until they gained access to internal documents concerning advice provided during her tenure at the White House disclosures that would undermine a President’s ability to receive candid counsel. Harriet Miers’ decision demonstrates her deep respect for this essential aspect of the Constitutional separation of powers and confirms my deep respect and admiration for her.

I am grateful for Harriet Miers’ friendship and devotion to our country. And I am honored that she will continue to serve our Nation as White House Counsel.

My responsibility to fill this vacancy remains. I will do so in a timely manner.

George W Bush

Blogger & Web Site Responses

“Freedom Is Just Another Word,” The Flypaper Theory

“First Rule of Blogging…Never Go to Sleep With a Timely Post on the Brain,” Talking Points Memo

“Zero:
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