7 full paragraphs in an article about a corrupt politician, and no mention of party affiliation. Must be a democrat.
Death put Baumgartner on the bench.Knoxville News Sentinel: Court of secrecy: How Richard Baumgartner, a drug-addicted judge, stayed on the bench despite warningsA 1977 graduate of the University of Tennessee School of Law, Baumgartner, a Democrat, ran for a judgeship in 1990 and lost. Close friend and fellow Democrat Randy Nichols campaigned to be Knox County District Attorney General in 1982 but lost to Republican Ed Dossett.
Six years later, Nichols was elected to be Knox County Criminal Court judge. In 1992, Dossett died in what was then labeled an accidental cattle trampling. Democratic Gov. Ned McWherter tapped Nichols to replace Dossett in the DA's Office and Baumgartner to replace Nichols on the bench. The pair remained close friends and active members of the Democratic Party.
FWIW, This link goes to a very long article that includes a lot of details, and fills in a lot of the blanks, in this disgusting saga.