TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Jul 3, 2024

Shelby County General Sessions Criminal Court Division 8 Judge Lee Wilson, who also runs the county’s drug court program, will now manage Shelby County’s 14 judicial commissioners, taking over for General Sessions Division 7 Judge Bill Anderson who has led the commissioners for the last two years. The Daily Memphian reports that a new law that took effect on July 1 requires an annual rotation of management of judicial commissioner programs in counties with more than one General Sessions judge. Shelby County has nine.