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Posted by: Kate Prince on Oct 19, 2021

The Wilson County Commission yesterday voted to appoint attorney Jimmy Lea as General Sessions Division II judge after current Judge Haywood Barry retires at the end of this year, the Tennessean reports. Lea became an assistant district attorney for the 15th Judicial District in 2007 and in 2020 was named deputy district attorney general. He will assume the judge's position on Jan. 1, 2022, and serve the remainder of the term through the August election. The person elected to the General Sessions Division II judge seat in August will begin a new eight-year term. Lea was the only nominee for the seat.