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Lenoir City Council appoints Walter Johnson as interim city judge amid election-contest dispute
Summary
Lenoir City Council voted to appoint City Attorney Walter Johnson as interim city judge until the next general election in August 2026 after Judge Greg Harrison resigned following a Tennessee Supreme Court finding of ineligibility; a disputed claim for roughly $199,500 in back pay and other litigation over the 2022 election remain unresolved.
At a Lenoir City Council meeting, council members voted to appoint City Attorney Walter Johnson as interim city judge until the next general election in August 2026, after Judge Greg Harrison resigned following a Tennessee Supreme Court declaration that he was ineligible to serve.
The action came amid an ongoing chancery election-contest case in which Robin McNabb has filed a motion seeking to be declared the winner of the 2022 municipal judge election and has asked for discretionary litigation costs and roughly $199,500 in back pay. McNabb told the council she would not accept an appointment unless she received assurances on back pay; council members said they lacked authority to pay that amount without a court order.
Council members described a statutory and…
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