‘Excessive tardiness’ and ‘mean-spiritedness’ among complaints against judges
Memphis nonprofit Just City’s Court Watch program has volunteers observe criminal courts in Shelby County and rate judges’ performances. (The Daily Memphian file)
Although some judges were commended for their courtroom etiquette, a local nonprofit says some judges in Shelby County struggle with sensitivity and when to appoint public defenders for indigent defendants.
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Just City Shelby County Criminal CourtAarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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