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Sevier County Steering Committee nominates Assistant District Attorney General Keith Cole for General Sessions Judge, Division I
Summary
After hearing from two applicants, the Sevier County Steering Committee unanimously nominated Assistant District Attorney General Keith Cole to the General Sessions Judge, Division I vacancy. Mayor Larry Waters outlined the state law process for filling the seat.
The Sevier County Steering Committee unanimously nominated Assistant District Attorney General Keith Cole to fill the General Sessions Judge, Division I vacancy on June 20, 2024.
Mayor Larry Waters presented the vacancy process under state law before applicants addressed the committee. Assistant District Attorney General Keith Cole and Tennessee Fourth Judicial District Assistant Public Defender Shannon Holt both spoke to the committee; the record shows the committee then moved to nomination proceedings. Commissioner Aaron Foster nominated Cole; Commissioner Ronnie Allen seconded, and the committee voted unanimously to approve the nomination.
The nomination was advanced by the Steering Committee during the same meeting that considered other routine agenda items. The committee did not record any dissenting votes in the meeting minutes. The next procedural step for the nomination was not specified in the meeting record provided.
The meeting minutes list Mayor Larry Waters as presenting the item and record motions and seconders by commissioners; no additional debate, amendments, or roll-call vote totals by name were recorded in the minutes beyond a unanimous outcome.
