There are 9 article(s) tagged Shelby County Criminal Court:

• April 2022

  • Judge Lee Coffee strives to treat cases with ‘dignity, respect and civility’

    Judge Lee Coffee has been practicing law for 40 years and has served as a Shelby County criminal court judge for Division VII for 16 years since his election in 2006. 

    By Julia Baker April 11, 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

• January 2022

  • Jury trials suspended in Shelby County as COVID cases spike

    Jury trials in Shelby County Criminal Court are suspended through Jan. 28 as COVID cases increase locally. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 05, 2022

• March 2021

  • Former Criminal Court Judge James C. Beasley Jr. dies

    James C. Beasley Jr, a former Shelby County Criminal Court judge, died Sunday, Feb. 21. He was remembered as fair and a well-respected judge by his friends and colleagues. 

    By Yolanda Jones March 14, 2021

• October 2020

  • Shelby County jury trials in holding pattern

    Shelby County Criminal Court was set to begin holding some trials next month, but now restarting jury trials is on hold until the health department issues COVID-19 safety protocols. 

    By Yolanda Jones October 27, 2020

  • Criminal court trials set to resume in Memphis

    Shelby County Criminal Court trials can resume in October after judges suspended trials in August because of COVID-19. 

    By Yolanda Jones October 01, 2020

• August 2020

  • Shelby County criminal trials suspended indefinitely because of COVID-19 concerns

    Shelby County Criminal Court jury trials had been set to resume Aug. 31 have been suspended indefinitely. Judges will monitor the situation on a month-by-month basis to see when trials can resume. 

    By Yolanda Jones August 20, 2020

• April 2020

  • Shelby County court cases reset again

    Shelby County courts have pushed back hearings, trials and court cases for a second time.

    By Yolanda Jones April 08, 2020

• March 2020

  • Criminal court cases suspended over COVID-19 are reset

     Criminal Court reset court cases that were canceled because of COVID-19. 

    By Yolanda Jones March 16, 2020