Andy Bennett

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Andy Bennett
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Tennessee Court of Appeals Middle Section
Tenure

2007 - Present

Term ends

2030

Years in position

16

Compensation

Base salary

$211,860

Elections and appointments
Last elected

August 4, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Vanderbilt University, 1979

Law

Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1982

Contact

Andy Bennett is a judge of the Tennessee Court of Appeals Middle Section. He assumed office on September 18, 2007. His current term ends on September 1, 2030.

Bennett ran for re-election for judge of the Tennessee Court of Appeals Middle Section. He won in the retention election on August 4, 2022.

Education

Bennett received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University in 1979 and his J.D. degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1982.[1]

Career

  • 2007 - Present: Judge, Tennessee Court of Appeals
  • 1997-2007: Chief deputy attorney general, Tennessee Attorney General's Office
  • 1993-1997: Associate chief deputy attorney general, Tennessee Attorney General's Office
  • 1986-1993: Deputy attorney general, Tennessee Attorney General's Office
  • 1982-1986: Assistant attorney general, Tennessee Attorney General's Office [1]

Awards and associations

Awards

  • 2004: Marvin Award, National Association of Attorneys General
  • 1998: William M. Leech, Jr. Award, Tennessee Attorney General's Office [2]

Associations

  • Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation
  • Member, Tennessee Bar Association [2]

Elections

2022

See also:  Tennessee intermediate appellate court elections, 2022

Tennessee Court of Appeals Middle Section, Andy Bennett's seat

Andy Bennett was retained to the Tennessee Court of Appeals Middle Section on August 4, 2022 with 72.5% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
72.5
 
441,167
No
 
27.5
 
167,279
Total Votes
608,446

2014

Bennett was retained to the Tennessee Court of Appeals with 64.6 percent of the vote on August 7, 2014. [3][4]

Retention recommendation

Bennett was recommended for retention to the Tennessee Court of Appeals by the Tennessee Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission.[5][2]

  • Read Judge Bennett's Judicial Evaluation Report here.

Retention controversy

An effort to unseat the three Tennessee Supreme Court justices facing retention in 2014 highlighted the issue of retention elections across the state. Click here for more information.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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