With the noon deadline passing for candidates to withdraw from the May 3 primaries, the field is now set for a slate of judicial, countywide office and school board races.

Criminal Court Judge Mark Fishburn’s decision not to seek re-election at the last minute due to health concerns set off a mad scramble last week and the race drew six qualifiers for the Democratic primary — Cynthia Chappell, Brian Griffith, Nick Leonardo, Seth Norman, Tillman Payne and Marcus Shute. Shute, who had already qualified to run for General Sessions against Lynda Jones, switched his petition at the last minute to the race. Leonardo and Griffith removed their names from the ballot, leaving four candidates for the position.