Kristi Davis
Kristi Davis is a judge of theTennessee Court of Appeals Eastern Section. She assumed office on August 3, 2020. Her current term ends on September 1, 2030.
Davis ran for re-election for judge of theTennessee Court of Appeals Eastern Section. She won in the retention election onAugust 4, 2022.
Kristi Davis was appointed to the court by GovernorBill Lee (R) on May 28, 2020, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement ofCharles Susano.[1] She was sworn into office on the court on August 3, 2020.[2]
Prior to joining the appellate court, Davis was a judge on theSixth Circuit Court, which presides overKnox County inTennessee.[3] She was elected to the court on August 7, 2014, and began serving on September 1.[4] Davis resigned from the circuit court on July 31, 2020, in order to assume office on theTennessee Court of Appeals.[5]
Biography
Davis received both her undergraduate degree andJ.D. from the University of Tennessee.[6] Before her election to the circuit court in 2014, Davis was a partner at the law firm ofHodges, Doughty & Carson in Knoxville,Tennessee. She specialized in civil litigation.[6]
Elections
2022
See also: Tennessee intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
Tennessee Court of Appeals Eastern Section, Kristi Davis' seat
Kristi Davis was retained to theTennessee Court of Appeals Eastern Section onAugust 4, 2022 with 74.5% of the vote.
Retention Vote | % | Votes | |||
| ✔ | Yes | 74.5 | 463,411 | ||
No | 25.5 | 158,347 | |||
Total Votes | 621,758 | ||||
| It has been certified. Source |
2014
See also:Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Davis ran for election to theSixth Circuit Court.
Primary: She was successful in theRepublican primary on May 6, 2014, receiving 42.5 percent of the vote. She competed againstBilly J. Stokes andRay Jenkins.
General: She won without opposition in the general election on August 7, 2014.[3][4]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also:Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kristi Davis did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑Tennessee State Courts, "Governor Lee appoints Judge Kristi Davis to the Court of Appeals," May 28, 2020
- ↑News from the Tennessee Courts, "Judge Kristi Davis Joins the Court of Appeals," August 3, 2020
- ↑3.03.1TN.gov, "Tennessee Secretary of State Unofficial Election Results Knox County Elections," May 6, 2014(dead link)
- ↑4.04.1Go Vote TN, "August 7, 2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑Knox News, "Path cleared for Judge Kristi Davis to take seat on court of appeals," June 14, 2020
- ↑6.06.1Kristi Davis For Judge, Knox County Circuit Court, "About Kristi Davis," accessed June 15, 2014
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