Sarah K. Campbell
Non-Partisan | Tennessee
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Sarah K. Campbell
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2022
Election
Primary
Race
Supreme Court (retention)
Incumbent
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OTHER INFORMATION
Justice Campbell has served on the Tennessee Supreme Court since 2022. She was appointed by Governor Bill Lee (R). Before that, she served in the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office as Associate Solicitor General and Special Assistant to the Attorney General and as an associate at Williams & Connolly LLP in Washington, DC. She also served as a law clerk for Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. on the United States Supreme Court and Judge William H. Pryor Jr. on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Info from Other Sources:
- Justice Campbell is a member of the Federalist Society and has spoken at a number of events.
- As the Associate Solicitor General of Tennessee, Justice Campbell was on a panel previewing the 2021 Supreme Court term. When asked about the significance of Dobbs to abortion regulations in Tennessee, she said that it was "hard to overstate the significance" in light of Tennessee's laws and Casey. She explained, "the activity of state legislatures in this area is such strong evidence that the viability line is not working and that there is a lot of popular support for more restrictive abortions laws. So, just from my office's perspective, we are really hoping for that, if it doesn't overrule Roe and Casey, that does rework the viability standard in a way that gives states the flexibility they need to respond to changes on the ground in scientific evidence and understand and just to respond to the popular will about what laws are needed in this area."
- Justice Campbell is an elected member of the American Law Institute.
- TN Courts article announcing Justice Campbell's confirmation.
QUESTIONNAIRE
VALUES
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
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Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
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Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
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What types of pro bono work have you done?
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ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
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What education or experience qualifies you to hold the office for which you seek election?
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Why should the voters choose you?
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I voted in these primaries and general elections:
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JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY
Justices should not interpret the federal and state constitutions as living documents, but should use a textualist and originalist approach to interpretation.
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What is the proper use of legislative history in interpreting statutory law?
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Which current or past U.S. Supreme Court justice best reflects your judicial philosophy?
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How should a court address the balance between public health and individual freedoms in the time of a pandemic?
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In light of the case Bostock v. Clayton County, in which the U.S. Supreme Court interpreted the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include a prohibition on sexual-orientation discrimination, which justice’s opinion most closely aligns with your own opinion?
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What role (if any) does a judge have in maintaining the separation of church and state?
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Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
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When should a judge overturn past court decisions?
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How should a judge determine which rights are protected by the Constitution even though they are not specifically mentioned?
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What legal principles should a court consider when evaluating parents’ objection to their child obtaining medical procedures or drugs designed to affirm the child’s desired gender?
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What principles should guide a court’s analysis of whether your state’s constitution gives terminally ill patients a right to assisted suicide?
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Would you describe your judicial philosophy as originalist, living constitutionalist, or something else?
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