It is with great pleasure that I encourage your vote for my dear friend, Criminal Court Judge Tom Greenholtz. I have known Tom for over 20 years, first meeting him at UTC as fellow student and as time has passed, as a loyal friend.
I first met Tom at UTC in the 1990s. He was living on his own and struggling to put himself through undergraduate studies. But he had many friends who supported and encouraged him as his dream was to be a lawyer, following in the footsteps of his father who had passed several years previous. After spending 20 minutes talking to Tom, you knew he would work to make that dream come true.
He worked hard and graduated with honors from UTC with a degree in political science; no easy feat while working to put himself through school. He stayed here in Tennessee and graduated with highest honors from the University of Tennessee College of Law; again, no easy feat while juggling Law Review and studying full time. Summers are a time for relaxing and catching up with family and friends, but Tom worked every summer studying criminal law with local lawyer Jerry Summers, continuing to further his knowledge, and would study and research far into the hours of the night.
After Tom graduated from law school, he married his wife, Kathy, and they settled in Ooltewah. Tom worked for three years as a law clerk to Justice Muecke Barker on the Tennessee Supreme Court before he went into private practice, initially with Jerry Summers and later with Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel.
In between working full time and raising two children, Tom and Kathy are both involved with the community and various organizations such as Chambliss Center for Children, Orange Grove, the United Way, and their children’s school, giving back to the Chattanooga community that is their home.
Tom is a dedicated husband and father, who is also dedicated to the law. He is honest, fair, and has never lost sight of where he came from and the hard lessons he learned growing up. He is a fine man who never lost sight of his goals, and I am proud to call him a friend. Governor Haslam made an excellent choice in choosing Tom to serve as our Criminal Court judge. I ask you to join me in voting to keep this trustworthy man.
Amanda Mills
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I have been privileged to know Tom Greenholtz for over 20 years. Tom’s the very definition of a true American success story.
After Tom’s dad died when he was 15-years-old, he was faced with the choice of hard work to succeed or live as a victim of his circumstances as a homeless kid with no support. He made the right choices then and now influences lives of others every day as judge in Criminal Court to make similar choices that may be tough but the right ones.
Tom and his wife Kathy are not strangers to serving others and have been busy doing just that with the Chambliss Center for Children and the Orange Grove Center. To Tom, serving as judge is more than a job.
Among his peers and legal colleagues, Tom is held in high esteem for his legal experience and abilities. He is truly committed to excellence.
I am able to personally guarantee that there is no better fit for Hamilton County Criminal Court judge than Tom Greenholtz. Vote for the right choice.
William T. Elliott
Coalmont
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For the past 10 years I have known, and worked on a daily basis with Judge Tom Greenholtz of the Hamilton County Criminal Court. Based upon my experience with Judge Greenholtz, and with the state courts, no one is better qualified for this position than Tom. Of the candidates contending for the position, Judge Greenholtz not only possesses the legal skill as an excellent lawyer with proven ethics, but also the necessary temperament to serve best as judge.
Hamilton County is very fortunate to have Judges Barry Steelman and Don Poole serving in the other Criminal Court positions. Judge Greenholtz is both personally and professionally equipped to sit alongside each of them. Tom has the character and integrity to be a firm and fair judge. And he has shown these traits already in his time on the bench.
Tom is a rare talent. I encourage you to vote in the upcoming Republican primary to keep Judge Tom Greenholtz as our Hamilton County Criminal Court Judge. Tom is the right choice.
Hugh Moore