There are 6 article(s) tagged Bob Morris:

• May 2024

  • Hernando appoints two new judges to city bench

    Adam Emerson replaces Judge Anthony Nowak, who served on the city bench for 25 years. Robert Morris will become the city judge pro tempore. 

    By Rob Moore May 07, 2024

  • Bailey: Maybe Memphis isn’t only reason for crime in DeSoto

    Prosecutor Matthew Barton says a new judge under consideration in Hernando doesn’t hold the same hard line on crime as Barton. Meanwhile, the DeSoto County sheriff says there are more to the problems than those associated with Memphis.

    By Clay Bailey May 06, 2024

  • DeSoto DA opposes potential Hernando municipal judge nominee

    Hernando Mayor Chip Johnson intends to nominate Bob Morris to a municipal judgeship when the city’s aldermen meet next on Tuesday, May 7.

    By Rob Moore May 01, 2024

• August 2023

  • DeSoto County DA-elect credits hard stance on Memphis crime in landslide victory

    Come Jan. 1, DeSoto County will have its third district attorney in less than two years following the election of Matthew Barton to the position in the 23rd Circuit Court District.

    By Beth Sullivan August 13, 2023

• July 2023

  • DeSoto voters to elect county’s first DA

    The winner will be the first elected district attorney of the new 23rd Circuit Court District, which was formed as a result of the county’s split from the 17th Circuit Court District earlier this year.

    By Beth Sullivan July 31, 2023

• April 2023

  • A closer look at DeSoto County’s new judicial district

    A new prosecutorial district in DeSoto County has allowed the district attorney’s office to deal directly with cases in that area rather than spread across five counties.

    By Beth Sullivan April 23, 2023