TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Nov 18, 2024

At a forum sponsored by the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission on Saturday, local officials expressed support for a change to state law that would allow judges and judicial commissioners access to juvenile records for purposes of setting bail. According to the Daily Memphian, judges in Tennessee currently have access to a defendant’s juvenile record for sentencing but not setting bail. Several officials at the forum said they favored a new state law that would extend such access to judges and judicial commissioners who set bail. State Rep. G.A. Hardaway, D-Memphis, said after the forum that he plans to introduce such a bill in the upcoming session.