There are 11 article(s) tagged Heidi Kuhn:

• September 2024

  • Criminal Court Clerk’s Office clinic helps those with a record start over

    “I’m a big believer in second chances. Just because you have a past doesn’t mean you can’t have a future,” Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk Heidi Kuhn said.

    By Jody Callahan September 21, 2024

• February 2024

  • County delays action on first appointment to MATA board

    County Mayor Lee Harris has nominated Meggan Kiel to be the first county appointee on the board of the city bus system. But the MATA board hasn’t been expanded yet. County Commissioners balked at moving ahead without an agreement by the city to expand the board.

    By Bill Dries February 26, 2024

• July 2022

  • Commission delays vote on seven full-time positions for criminal court

    Clerk Heidi Kuhn cited the growth of the criminal courts from eight divisions to 10, with a goal of two clerks in each of those courtrooms.

    By Bill Dries July 06, 2022

• March 2022

  • Expungement clinic offers future to those with criminal past

    “This clinic is a way to offer people opportunities to get them back on the right track,” Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk Heidi Kuhn said.

    By Alicia Davidson March 05, 2022

  • Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk to hold 15th expungement clinic

    Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk Heidi Kuhn is holding her 15th expungement clinic for those seeking to clear their criminal records. The clinic will be March 5 at First Baptist Church Broad. 

    By Yolanda Jones March 03, 2022

• June 2021

  • Heidi Kuhn opens bid for reelection as Criminal Court Clerk

    Meanwhile, a City Council member who is term limited said he may be on the 2022 ballot for Shelby County Commission and an incumbent commissioner says he will probably seek another term.

    By Bill Dries June 07, 2021

• October 2020

  • Criminal Court Clerk discusses ‘human error’ in property room mix-up

    Since a mixup in evidence at the Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk’s property and evidence room, a new verification procedure has been put in place to reduce the risk of such a situation occurring again. 

    By Yolanda Jones October 18, 2020

• July 2019

  • Criminal Court clerk’s office audit finds no wrongdoing

    While a forensic audit requested by Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk Heidi Kuhn when she took office last year found "no malfeasance," the report cited a need to implement stricter internal controls. 

    By Yolanda Jones July 23, 2019

• April 2019

  • Shelby County adds a third grand jury to reduce case backlog, jail wait times

    Shelby County has added a third grand jury in hopes of reducing the length of time defendants wait in jail while also whittling down the case backlog.

    By Omer Yusuf and Yolanda Jones April 03, 2019

• January 2019

  • Criminal Court Clerk Heidi Kuhn explores expungement court docket

    Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk Heidi Kuhn is reviewing the idea of an expungement court docket to speed the process of wiping clean the criminal records of offenders who have stayed out of trouble for five years. 

    By Bill Dries January 10, 2019

• December 2018

  • Criminal Court Clerk Heidi Kuhn calls for forensic audit of her office

    After finding checks stuffed in desks, no payments to agencies since 2016 and other issues, Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk Heidi Kuhn calls for an audit of her office.

    By Yolanda Jones December 26, 2018