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Tennessee lieutenant governor rolls out judicial redistricting plan that leaves Hamilton County untouched

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By Andy Sher 3 min read

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NASHVILLE – Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey today rolled out a consensus plan redrawing eight of Tennessee’s 31 judicial districts, leaving the 10th, 11th (Hamilton County) and 12th judicial districts untouched.

The plan changed substantially from behind-the-scenes plans developed by Ramsey, the Senate Republican speaker, with input from judges’ groups and the Tennessee Bar Association.

The plan eliminates two tiny judicial districts near Chattanooga and merges them into one. Coffee County currently is the only county in the 4th Judicial District with its own judges, a district attorney general and a public defender.

It will now be joined with Van Buren and Warren counties, which are currently part of the 31st Judicial District.

A similar merger will take place in West Tennessee between two tiny judicial districts, dropping the number of districts statewide from 31 to 29. The changes in West Tennessee alone should save the state $600,000, Ramsey said.