ABOUT CHANCERY COURTChancery Court is a court of equity, based on the English system in which the chancellor acted as the “King’s conscience.” A chancellor may modify the application of strict legal rules and adapt relief to the circumstances of individual cases. The Chancery Court handles issues that include lawsuits, contract disputes, injunctions and name changes. Matters such as divorce, adoptions and worker’s compensation can be heard in either Chancery or Circuit courts.Source: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts
Pam Fleenor
Joe ManuelEDITOR’S NOTE: This is one in a series of stories about contested races in the May 6 Hamilton County primary.
Two candidates for a court that has wide responsibilities but is rarely seen by the public will meet in the May primary.
Pam McNutt Fleenor and Joe E. Manuel, both Republicans, are vying for the open chancellor seat in Hamilton County Chancery Court Part 1. Chancellor Frank Brown III announced last year that he would not seek another term.
Fleenor, 54, has practiced law since 1986 and worked in areas such as personal injury, civil rights violations, employment defense, breach of contract and complex commercial litigation. She was recently endorsed by former Hamilton County Mayor and Deputy Governor Claude Ramsey.