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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 26, 2024

In a letter sent to the legislative leaders, the Board of Judicial Conduct has recommended the removal of Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Melissa Boyd. The Commercial Appeal reports that the formal action follows the board’s notice to the General Assembly last fall that Boyd had received a second public reprimand. In the letter, the board summarizes allegations of substance abuse and harassment as well as Boyd’s failure to comply with agreements with the board and says, “Judge Boyd is solely responsible for the untenable situation she has created for herself, the judiciary and the public,” concluding that “there is no end in sight but for her removal." Read the letter.