There are 4 article(s) tagged Walter Bailey:

• December 2022

  • Civil Rights pioneer Walter L. Bailey Jr. honored with commissioned portrait

    Bailey is perhaps best known as a lawyer representing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the sanitation workers’ strike of 1968, and also took on several high-profile legal battles to desegregate Memphis schools.

    By Alicia Davidson December 13, 2022

• April 2022

  • The election backstory: Term limits

    Here are the basics of how term limits work in Memphis and Shelby County, and a tumultuous history of the issue across both governments. 

    By Bill Dries April 25, 2022

• November 2019

  • John Ford’s candidacy for general sessions court clerk is a no-go, state officials say

    Convicted felon and former state senator John Ford has filed a petition to run for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk, but state officials say a judge's order concerning his bribery conviction while in office bars him from running.

    By Linda A. Moore November 20, 2019

• October 2018

  • 201 Poplar Ave. named after former Commissioner Walter Bailey

    Walter Bailey, the longest-serving Shelby County commissioner, can now add having a county building named after him to his list of accomplishments.

    By Omer Yusuf October 27, 2018