Knoxville, Tennessee, June 2, 2026 -- Elliott Schuchardt, a candidate for the Tennessee
General Assembly, is seeking an injunction against a Tennessee state employee
for allegedly filing intentionally-false statements in court.
Schuchardt is running for Tennessee House
District 18, in Knox County.
Schuchardt has filed a lawsuit against Sandra Garrett, the chief lawyer at the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility. The case is filed in federal court in Nashville.
Elliott Schuchardt is calling for stricter rules on deaths in Tennessee’s jails.
On January 30, 2026, a 14-year-old child died while in custody in the Blount County jail. Schuchardt says that the child’s death indicates a larger problem in the state.
In Tennessee, the inmate death rate has doubled in the past twenty years. During that time, the inmate population has remained roughly the same.
Elliott Schuchardt, a candidate for the Tennessee General Assembly, filed a complaint against a federal bankruptcy judge. Schuchardt says that he is running for office as a direct result of that complaint.
Schuchardt, a graduate of Columbia Law School, practiced law for nearly thirty years before tangling with Suzanne Bauknight, a Knoxville bankruptcy judge.