Former Memphis judge dies
Gerald Skahan (center) in 2014 campaigning for judgeship. (Submitted)
Longtime local attorney and former judge Gerald Skahan has died. He was 61.
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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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