TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 2, 2024

A petition to remove Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert from office was dismissed on June 18, but the effort to oust her has been revived, the Daily Memphian reports. According to the paper, the Shelby County Attorney’s Office has hired outside counsel — Robert Meyers of Glanker Brown — to continue the ouster proceedings. The previous effort, spearheaded by Hamilton County District Attorney General Coty Wamp, was unsuccessful after a court ruled that Wamp did not have legal standing to sue. Shelby County Attorney Marlinee Iverson cannot bring the case because she has recused herself from the matter. Meyers has been involved in county matters in the past, serving as former chair of the Shelby County Election Commission and producing a legal opinion on the city charter’s residency requirement for mayoral candidates.