Jameson Denied Judgeship
We should all feel sorry for Mike Jameson. Now he'll have to stay on the Metro Council for three more years.
This morning, Gov. Phil Bredesen's office tapped Joe Binkley to fill the 20th Judicial District Circuit Court vacancy, choosing the local attorney over Jameson and Marsh Nichols, who was already serving as Special Master with the Circuit Court.
When we called Jameson, he was characteristically bitter and snide.
“Now I look forward to voting on the Circuit Court budget,” he told us.
Actually, he was only kidding. The East Nashville council member, who could probably kill a toddler in Five Points and retain the adoration of his constituents, was gracious and generous about missing out on a judgeship. He told Pith that Binkley would make a fine successor to Judge Walter Kurtz.
”I would have to say he was the most experienced and is just a genuinely nice guy—calm and even-tempered,” Jameson said. “Other than my mother, I think just about everybody would agree this was a good pick.”
