Senior judge to fill in for suspended criminal court judge
Judge Mark Ward has been appointed to fill in for Melissa Boyd during her leave. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The Tennessee Supreme Court has appointed a senior judge to fill in for Shelby County Criminal Court Division 9 Judge Melissa Boyd while she is suspended.
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Melissa BoydAarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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