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Robert H. Montgomery (Tennessee)
2014 - Present
2030
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Robert H. Montgomery is a judge of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Eastern Section. He assumed office on September 1, 2014. His current term ends on September 1, 2030.
Montgomery ran for re-election for judge of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Eastern Section. He won in the retention election on August 4, 2022.
Montgomery was appointed to the court by Republican Governor Bill Haslam to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Joseph Tipton. Montgomery took the bench on September 1, 2014.[1][2][3]
Biography
Montgomery received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University in 1975 and his J.D. from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1979.[4][5] Montgomery began his career in 1979 as an attorney in private practice in Kingsport, Tennessee. He then served as an assistant district attorney for Sullivan County from 1987 until his judicial election in 2006. During that time, he also served as the prosecutor for the Sullivan County Highway Safety Office for eight years. Montgomery has also served as an unemployment appeals referee in the Department of Employment Security for Kingsport, Morristown, Johnson City, and Knoxville from 1986 to 1987.[4][5][1]
Prior to his appointment to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, Montgomery served as a criminal court judge for the Sullivan County Criminal Court in Sullivan County.[6] He was elected to this court on August 3, 2006, and his last term ended in August 2014. He then assumed the bench on the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals.[4][7]
Montgomery was one of nine candidates for the Tennessee Supreme Court seat vacated by former Justice Gary Wade, who retired in September 2015. Ultimately, he was passed over.[8]
Elections
2022
See also: Tennessee intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Eastern Section, Robert H. Montgomery's seat
Robert H. Montgomery was retained to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Eastern Section on August 4, 2022 with 73.7% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
73.7
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441,182 | ||
No |
26.3
|
157,829 | |||
Total Votes |
599,011 | ||||
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2016
Montgomery was retained by voters to his seat on the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals in the 2016 elections.[9]
Election results
| Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Retention, Robert H. Montgomery, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Robert H. Montgomery | 71.89% | |
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State Official Results | ||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Robert H. Montgomery did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Eastern Section |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 TN.gov: Newsroom & Media Center, "Haslam Appoints Montgomery to Court of Criminal Appeals," August 26, 2013
- ↑ Tennessee State Courts, "Judge Montgomery to take oath of office for court of criminal appeals," August 15, 2014
- ↑ Metro Pulse, "Here Comes the Judge," June 19, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Tennessee State Courts, "Robert H. Montgomery, Jr.," accessed July 30, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Indiana University, "Faculty: Robert H. Montgomery, Jr.," accessed May 17, 2014
- ↑ Sullivan County, Tennessee, "Sullivan County Elected Officials," accessed May 17, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 3, 2006 General Election Results," accessed September 4, 2014 (Scroll to p.3)
- ↑ Stacey Barchenger, The Tennessean, "TN Supreme Court candidates set for public hearing," October 26, 2015
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Tennessee, Middle District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Tennessee, Middle District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee
State courts:
Tennessee Supreme Court • Tennessee Court of Appeals • Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals • Tennessee Circuit Court • Tennessee Chancery Courts • Tennessee Criminal Court • Tennessee Probate Court • Tennessee General Sessions Court • Tennessee Juvenile Court • Tennessee Municipal Court
State resources:
Courts in Tennessee • Tennessee judicial elections • Judicial selection in Tennessee
