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Collegedale commission appoints city judge after debate over residency and prior role
Summary
The Collegedale City Commission voted 4–1 on March 2 to appoint a candidate identified only as Curtis to serve as city judge after an extended discussion about a Tennessee Supreme Court ruling on residency requirements and questions about the appointee’s prior reserve-officer involvement.
The Collegedale City Commission voted 4–1 on March 2 to appoint a candidate identified in the transcript only by the first name Curtis to serve as city judge, after commissioners debated residency requirements and raised questions about the candidate’s past role as a reserve officer.
City legal staff told the commission that a recent Tennessee Supreme Court decision has been interpreted to require a city judge to live within the city limits. That ruling shaped much of the discussion:…
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