Tenn. House Speaker reviewing Judge Bill Anderson’s cases
Bill Anderson stands outsid his courtroom Friday, Aug. 2. (Aarron Fleming/The Daily Memphian file)
Tennessee House of Representatives Speaker Cameron Sexton is instructing his staff to review all of a local judge’s criminal cases following a series of controversial bail decisions that has drawn the ire of the General Assembly’s Republican leadership and some members of the community.
Sexton announced the move to review Shelby County General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Bill Anderson’s cases in a Wednesday, Nov. 20, post on X, writing of Anderson, “he stands with violent criminals rather than law enforcement, victims, families and protecting Memphis.”
Sexton told The Daily Memphian in a follow-up phone call that he wouldn’t rule out filing an ouster petition against Anderson.
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Aarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers public safety for The Daily Memphian, focusing on crime and the local court system. He earned his bachelor’s in journalism and strategic media from the University of Memphis.
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