What’s like to be a JUDGE? 16 Let’s Talk Trash! SEPT/OCT 2022 ©2022 -2023 The Keenan Group, Inc
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MEET JUDGE JOEL PERRY General Sessions & Juvenile Court Judge Where were you born? I was born in the small town of Langdale, Alabama in 1960 . What School did you go to? I attended Charlotte
Park Elementary and Bellevue junior and senior high schools in Nashville. I graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1982 and Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 1985.
What was your favorite subject in school? My favorite subject in school was history. Did you play any sports? In
high school, I was on the wrestling team and ran track and cross country.
What did you want to be when you grew up? And what did you
actually do and why? When I was a little boy, I wanted to be a cowboy when I grew up. (see photo). When I got older and realized there wasn’t a lot of need for cowboys in Middle Tennessee, I decided to become a lawyer. I became a lawyer in order to help people. How do you become a judge and what does a judge do?
Judge Perry was once a kid just like you!
To become a judge, you first have to be a lawyer. Then, you have to be elected by the voters in your community to become a judge. Judges hear cases that come before them and then make decisions based upon the evidence that is presented thereby rendering what is called a VERDICT. Sometimes there are criminal cases where someone is charged with committing a crime. Sometimes there are civil cases where there are disputes or disagreements between people.
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