I'm proud and happy to assist all candidates in their efforts to take part in a free election. Here is the first press release directed towards us this year. I wish good luck to all the candidates.
PRESS RELEASE
Feb. 8, 2014
Judge
Barnes Seeks Re-Election to Lead Smyrna Court
Keta J.
Barnes formally announced her bid for re-election as judge for the Town of
Smyrna, thanking those who have supported her judicial career thus far.
“I want to thank each of you for
your faith and trust in me. I ask for your continued support as I seek to retain
the office of Smyrna Town Judge.”
The election will take place Aug. 7.
The early voting period is July 18 through Aug. 2. The last day to register is
July 8.
Barnes is completing an eight-year
term as the presiding judge of the Smyrna Municipal/General Sessions Court.
"I'm proud of the progress
that has been made during my first term,” she said. “We've improved the
administration of justice and streamlined processes to save taxpayer dollars
and save citizens' time."
The Smyrna Court has jurisdiction
over a wide range of cases. It conducts preliminary hearings on felony criminal
charges, hears misdemeanors, and hears municipal code and traffic violations.
Judge Barnes adjudicates an average of 12,000 general sessions’ cases per
year.
Prior to her election, Barnes
practiced law with Nashville firms Bass, Berry & Sims, PLC and Waller
Lansden Dortch & Davis, PLLC. As an attorney she litigated cases involving
employment law, personal injury claims, pharmaceutical liability, products
liability, contract law, health care law, business torts and criminal law. She
is a published author, panelist and seminar presenter on various legal issues.
She has received numerous awards and recognitions for excellence in the
judiciary and service to the community.
She has served on the Metro
Nashville Board of Ethical Conduct and is a graduate and past steering
committee member of Leadership Law. She holds memberships in the Tennessee Bar
Association, the Rutherford/Cannon County Bar Association, the Napier Looby Bar
Association and Lawyers’ Association for Women. She has received judicial
training from Tennessee Municipal Judges Conference, the Tennessee General
Sessions Judges Conference, and the prestigious National Judicial College.
She volunteers in her community
through the Smyrna Rotary Club and the Rutherford County Alumnae Chapter of
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Her civic involvement includes service on the
StoneCrest Medical Center Board of Directors, Smyrna High School SACS
Accreditation Review Committee, Middle Tennessee State University Honors
College Board of Visitors, and the Junior League of Murfreesboro Community
Advisory Board. She is a member of the North Rutherford County YMCA, the Blue
Raider Athletic Association and Lake Providence Missionary Baptist Church.
Judge Barnes is married to J.
Steven Barnes. They are the proud parents of two daughters. For additional
information, visit www.judgeketabarnes.com
