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Knox County Commission appoints Andrea Klein to General Sessions Court, Division 4
Summary
The Knox County Commission voted 8–2 (with one recusal) on Dec. 8, 2025 to appoint Andrea Klein to fill the vacancy on the General Sessions Court, Division 4; Klein will serve until a successor is elected and sworn. Commissioners heard presentations and questioned three nominees about docket management, fairness and reforms.
The Knox County Commission on Dec. 8, 2025 appointed Andrea Klein to the Knox County General Sessions Court, Division 4, following a public hearing and interviews with three nominees. The commission announced an 8–2 vote in favor of Klein, with Commissioner Lee recused from the decision. Klein will serve until a successor is elected and sworn.
Klein told the commission she has roughly 30 years of legal experience and is currently an assistant district attorney, and said her career has prepared her to "immediately begin adjudicating cases in Sessions Court promptly, fairly, and responsibly." She highlighted building what she described as the state’s first elder-abuse special prosecution unit and said she helped draft…
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