Back in September 2022, McNabb filed suit in chancery court for the residency challenge. Ultimately, newly elected chancellor, Tom McFarland, ruled in favor of Harrison/Lenoir City which allowed Harrison to keep the city judge office even though he did not reside in the city. Shortly there after, McNabb filed an appeal to McFarland's ruling.

Last week, the state court of appeals also ruled in favor of Harrison/Lenoir City. The outcome of the case rested on the definition of circuit or district, as it was intended in the state's constitution. The court ruled that circuit or district means the county, allowing Harrison to hold the city judge position even though he doesn't live in the city.

Tennessee Constitution Article 6, section 4:

The Judges of the Circuit and Chancery Courts, and of other Inferior Courts, shall be elected by the qualified voters of the district or circuit to which they are to be assigned. Every judge of such courts shall be thirty years of age, and shall before his election, have been a resident of the state for five years, and of the circuit or district one year. His term of service shall be eight years.

The ruling also makes it clear that any qualified attorney in Loudon County can run for the judge position in Lenoir city in the future. 

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