Rob PhilyawPOTENTIAL CANDIDATESJoe DeGaetano, ChattanoogaValerie Epstein, ChattanoogaYolanda Mitchell, OoltewahDavid Norton, HixsonRon Powers, Ooltewah*Gary Starnes, Signal MountainPatricia Best Vital, Chattanooga** Candidates who have qualified for the race as of ThursdaySource: Hamilton County Election Commission
The field of candidates for the General Sessions Court judge election in August now is smaller by one.
Rob Philyaw, the part-time city judge in Graysville, Tenn., was one of three candidates who had qualified for the race, according to the Hamilton County Election Commission website. Eight people have picked up applications.
But in a statement to supporters and a brief phone conversation with the Chattanooga Times Free Press, Philyaw said he has decided “to forgo seeking this seat and will suspend my campaign.”
“Judge David Norton is an excellent choice, and he will serve honorably,” Philyaw wrote in his statement.