State senator explores carving new suburban judicial district out of Memphis
State Sen. Brent Taylor (R-Eads) said there are several options to creating a separate judicial district for the suburbs and unincorporated Shelby County. (Michael Waddell/The Daily Memphian file)
Sen. Brent Taylor is exploring concepts and asking questions about separating the Shelby County suburbs and Memphis into different judicial districts.
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Abigail Warren
Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
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