City Council to make interim appointment to fill vacant District 4 seat
Memphis City Council Chairwoman Jamita Swearengen will take over as Circuit Court Clerk on Thursday, Sept. 1. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Whoever gets the appointment would serve approximately two months until the winner of a special election on the Nov. 8 ballot is decided. Meanwhile, the deadline to file for the special election race on the November ballot is Thursday at noon.
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