Shelby County would lose two judgeships under state bill
A bill filed March 14 in the Tennessee Legislature would eliminage two Shelby County judgeships. (Ian Round/The Daily Memphian file)
The bill comes amid heightened scrutiny of Shelby County’s criminal justice system by Republican lawmakers and the Board of Judicial Conduct.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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