McNabb vs. Harrison
The case of former Lenoir City judge, Robin McNabb's
challenge to current Lenoir City judge, Greg Harrison's eligibility to
hold the office of city judge will be heard in the state appellate
court, in Knoxville, June 21st.
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. Ms. McNabb representing herself, and T Scott Jones representing the city and Judge Harrison, will have fifteen minutes each to make their case before the court. McNabb has maintained that the time the constitution was written, "district or circuit" means city or county boundaries because at that time, there were no circuit or judicial districts. The constitution also requires that a judge, shall be elected by the voters of "district or circuit". If district means, the 9th judicial district, the constitution would be saying everyone in the 9th judicial district could vote for Lenoir City judge.
I'll update the case as information is available. |
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6/19/23