The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments is sending another slate of three names to Gov. Bill Haslam as candidates to replace retired Hamilton County Criminal Court Judge Rebecca Stern.
On Thursday, the council publicly interviewed a pool of 10 candidates at The Chattanoogan hotel and voted to send Amanda Dunn, Thomas Greenholtz and Stevie Phillips’ names to the governor for consideration.
This is the second round of applications for the position. Haslam requested three additional names in June after Boyd Patterson, Leslie Longshore and Mike Little were initially interviewed. The governor now has 60 days to appoint one of the six candidates.
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Candidates considered Thursday for Hamilton County Criminal Court Judge:* Tracy Cox* Amanda B. Dunn* Ardena Juanita Garth* Thomas Clifton Greenholtz* Christian Coder* Robert Dee Hobbs* John Gary McDougal* Yolanda Echols Mitchell* Stevie Nicole Phillips* Samuel F. Robinson III
During Thursday’s daylong interview process, each candidate was given five minutes to introduce him- or herself and then individually answered questions from panel members. Question topics ranged from work experience to what the candidates did to relax.