Judge says Just City bail suit will impact local taxpayers
The local judge also told reporters Friday, Aug. 2, that local bail reform efforts have been working.
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The local judge also told reporters Friday, Aug. 2, that local bail reform efforts have been working.
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.
Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright criticized General Session Judge Bill Anderson’s push for more defendants to be released on their own recognizance.
A judge has been reprimanded by the Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct for saying last year that he “detests” the bail-bond system in Shelby County.
The report was in response to two resolutions passed by county commissioners, both of which asked for data centered around the bail order.
The Shelby County Commission have appointed five more judicial commissioners as the criminal court system gears up for a new round-the-clock bail court.
The Shelby County Commission that took office this month has three judicial commissioners to appoint. It’s part of a chain reaction from the dozens of judicial races decided on the August ballot.
Friends and colleagues talk about the irrepressible good sport and hard worker who had just begun his life of service.
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