Retiring judge has ‘had enough’
Judge Paula Skahan didn’t have many suggestions to improve the local legal system as she departs it, saying it is going “pretty well” in her opinion. But she did say pay for appointed attorneys needs to be increased. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
After 40 years in the criminal legal sphere, Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Paula Skahan is ready to hang it up.
“It’s very stressful. I’ve seen a lot,” she said. “Trying these cases now and handling the dockets we handle, … it’s a lot of stress.”
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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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