(The following is a column by State Rep. Bruce Griffey, R-Paris, on the status of a judicial redistricting proposal for Western Tennessee which would have affected our area.)
Yesterday, the 11-member Advisory Task on Composition of Judicial Districts met in Nashville at the Administrative Office of the Courts to deliberate and issue a preliminary report and recommendation on the fate of Henry County remaining in the 24th Judicial District.
Attending in addition to State Rep. Griffey were Henry County Attorney and President of the Henry County Bar Association Andy Clark and Tas Gardner, Henry County native and District Public Defender for the 24th Judicial District.
Griffey and Clark both made a final plea against redistricting before the Task Force formally voted 8 to 3 against redistricting any counties in West Tennessee.
While the Task Force is looking at redistricting in relation to Williamson, Hickman, Lewis and Perry Counties in the 21st Judicial District, Henry County is safe for the time being and will remain in the 24th Judicial District along with Benton, Carroll, Decatur and Hardin Counties.
“I want to thank all individuals who took the time to submit public comments to the Task Force to express opposition to redistricting. The public comments were considered, and, ultimately, the Task Force made the right decision inasmuch as redistricting would have gravely injured Henry County,” Griffey said.
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