Judge tapped as new head of judicial commissioners
Judge Lee Wilson speaks at a drug court graduation at the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center on Aug. 30, 2023. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Shelby County General Sessions Criminal Court Division 8 Judge Lee Wilson, who also runs the county’s drug court program, is the new leader for the commissioners.
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judicial commissioners Shelby County General Sessions Criminal Court Bill Anderson Lee WilsonAarron 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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