Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Gary WadeNASHVILLE – A conservative group that led the move to reject former Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Penny White in 1996 says it is backing current Supreme Court Justice Gary Wade in the Aug. 7 election.
At least four groups and Republican state Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey are trying to defeat Wade and fellow Justices Connie Clark and Sharon Lee.
But Tennessee Conservative Union Chairman Lloyd Daugherty’s group issued a statement Wednesday decrying partisan politics in the court system.
“To allow such undermines the rule of law that is so vital to an orderly and civil society,” the TCU statement said, and added tha Daugherty continues to endorse Wade.
“Justice Wade has kept his word that he would go by the Constitution no matter whether he agree or disagreed with it, including the death penalty.”