Sanford: Time to start paying attention to campaign for Juvenile Court judge
Otis Sanford
Otis Sanford is professor emeritus of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis and political commentator for WATN-TV ABC24 News. Contact him at o.sanford@memphis.edu.
The battles for district attorney and county mayor will get most of the headlines, but the race to determine who oversees judicial proceedings at Juvenile Court is the most important overall to the community.
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2022 juvenile court judge race Juvenile Court juvenile justice reform Judge Dan Michael Tarik Sugarmon Subscriber OnlyThank you for supporting local journalism.
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