Gov. Lee signs bill cutting Shelby County judicial seats
Shelby County will lose Division 9 of Criminal Court effective July 1 and Division 7 of Circuit Court effective Sept. 1. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
In a move that critics say will cause backlogs, the county will lose Division 9 of Criminal Court effective July 1 and Division 7 of Circuit Court effective Sept. 1.
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Shelby county judicial seatsAarron 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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