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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 8, 2022

William T. Ridley was recently sworn in as Cumberland County General Sessions Judge after being appointed to the position by the Cumberland County Commission, the Crossville Chronicle reports. Following the vote, Chancellor Ronald Thurman administered the oath of office. Ridley will serve until Sept. 1, when a new judge is sworn in after the general election. He serves as attorney for the city of Crossville and is a candidate for the 13th Judicial District Circuit Court. He is unopposed in the May 3 primary and will be on the Aug. 4 ballot with incumbent Judge Amy Hollars. Steven C. Douglas, who served as general sessions judge from 1998 to 2006 and had indicated interest in the appointment, withdrew his name prior to the commission vote.