Judge Tom Greenholtz wins Hamilton County Criminal Court primary election

Attorney Mike Little listens as Hank Hill fields questions from the media Monday afternoon. A jury returned verdicts on three charges against Myles Stout in Judge Barry Steelman’s courtroom Tuesday. The jurors found him not guilty on a charge of second-degree murder, but guilty on charges of reckless homicide and reckless endangerment. Stout shot and killed Myles Compton in March of 2011.

Boyd Patterson

Judge Tom Greenholtz will remain on the bench in Hamilton County Criminal Court after a landslide victory in Tuesday’s primary.

Unofficial election commission tallies show Greenholtz finished roughly 7,000 votes ahead of challengers Mike Little and Boyd Patterson, who placed second and third, respectively. Since no Democrat qualified in the primary, Greenholtz does not have to run in the August county primary. His salary is a little more than $150,000, he said.

Greenholtz, who was appointed in September to replace retired Judge Rebecca Stern, stayed in the lead throughout the evening.

“It’s a great night,” he said. “It’s a night where the future’s a little more clear about where we’re going. We get to continue the work we already started. That’s what’s most exciting for me.”