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Leroy Green believes he has the right mix of government experience to serve as the Murray County magistrate post 2 judge.
He was in local law enforcement for some 30 years and has served the past 12 years on the Murray County Board of Tax Assessors.
“I’m retired so I have the time to do it,” said Green, a lifelong resident of Murray County. “I’ve got the courtroom experience from all of the law enforcement and also being on the board of tax assessors. We handled a lot of cases in court.”
Green is one of six candidates for the position, which is part time. The others are Jim Beavers, Eric Hooker, Kevin Jones, Mike Padgett and John Waters. The nonpartisan election on July 1 will either determine the winner or the top two will compete in a runoff later this year.
“I’ve always had an interest in the justice system,” Green said. “That was the big reason. I think I can give something back to the community given my background. All of the classes we took we were taught to go in and work with them on their tax problems, whether it was large or small, to treat them all equal. That’s what’s got to be done in magistrate court.”
If elected, Green said he would not make any immediate changes.
“Magistrate court has been running good,” he said. “I’d just like to keep it going good as it has done in the past. I think the guy that had been in there 22 years (Dwayne Hooper) had done an excellent job, I think Bryant Cochran (chief magistrate) has done an excellent job and I just want to continue their work.”
Green said he worked for the Chatsworth Police Department and was a K-9 handler who participated in drug interdiction programs. He and his father also worked in the lumber industry.
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July 21, 2012
Candidate profile: Green says he has experience, time
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