County pledges support of 32nd Judicial District

Lewis County Circuit Judge Michael Spitzer appeared before the Lewis County Board of Commissioners Monday evening to thank them for consideration of an endorsement to the Tennessee Legislature for the creation of a 32nd District to serve Lewis, Perry and Hickman Counties.

Spitzer was appointed the fifth judge for the 21st District by former Governor Bill Haslam in October of 2018 to relieve an extensive case load.

Historically, judges for the 21st have been elected from Williamson County which has outpaced growth in the other three counties significantly in recent years.

A final report of the...