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Although Judge Wimberly may judicial impartiality. For the law to
not like to brag about himself, oth- function as it should, both court-
Wimberly has
ers from both political parties are room participants and neutral

less hesitant to do so. Take former observers must trust that court
Republican Mayor Victor Ashe, proceedings occur without any hint presided over

who writes, “Judge Harold Wim- of bias or conflict of interest. Ten-
berly is attracting Republican sup- nessee is one of only eight states countless legal

port for his re-election as evidenced that requires partisan judicial elec-

by the considerable presence of tions. But those voters who pull the decisions—from
widely known Republicans among lever based on the candidate rather

Dems at his recent fundraiser, than the political affiliation should multi-million-
including Republican attorney
not let Judge Wimberly’s modesty

Jim London, Bill Haslam’s city
or party label mislead them: In
dollar lawsuits
law director and special Supreme his courtroom there are neither

Court Justice Morris Kizer, former Democrats or Republicans—but
to more than 600
GOP state Rep. Richard Krieg, only Tennesseans.
Krieg’s 1968 Democratic opponent In these days of sharp, often
adoption cases that
for state representative Randy media-inflated divisions, we need
Humble, and longtime Republican more of that common-sense, judi-
found more than
Arthur G. Seymour, Jr. Wimberly
cious temperament in our county

is considered an able judge with a and our state. On August 7, Ten-
strong intellect. He has comported nesseans need to re-elect proven 1,000 children

himself well as a judge.”
candidates—especially judges—
Most states recognize that judi- such as Judge Harold Wimberly, adoptive homes.

cial elections should not be partisan a Tennessean and Knoxvillian we
because of the need for absolute
can trust.

PAID FOR BY KNOXVILLE FOR FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE, RHEA RICHARDSON, TREASURER.
NOT AUTHORIZED BY ANY CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATE’S COMMITTEE.