Ruchee Patel for Shelby County Criminal Court Judge

Guide to Shelby County Courts & Operation
Inside the Criminal Courthouse
Located at 201 Poplar Ave

Memphis City Court – Division 1, 2, 3 – located in the Lower Level (basement)

General Sessions CRIMINAL Court – Divisions 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 – located in the Lower Level (basement) due to ongoing construction and maintenance issues, Divisions are temporarily located in other parts of the building. Daily operations are posted online and on flyers inside the building.
Court Clerk’s Office is in the Lower Level (basement)

General Sessions Hearing Room for Orders of Protection – located on the 2nd Floor

General Sessions Environmental Court – located on the 4th Floor

General Sessions Bail Review – Due to ongoing construction and maintenance issues, temporarily located in other parts of the building. Daily operations are posted online and on flyers inside the building.

Criminal Court – Divisions I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, X – located on the 5th (I, II, III, IV) 6th (V, VI, VII, VIII) and 7th floors (X) – Court Clerk’s Office is on the 3rd Floor

Shelby County Judicial Candidate Guide Early Voting July 17 to August 1 Sample Ballot for General Election August 6 Election Day
Judicial and Court Clerk Qualification Poll Results
Chris Frulla (incumbent) Judge Chris Frulla OpenTn – Frulla	Circuit Court Judge Division III This is a CIVIL TRIAL court, located at 140 Adams Ave	Mitzi Pollard Pollard for Judge OpenTN – Pollard
	Chancery Court Chancellor Part II This is a CIVIL EQUITY court, located at 140 Adams Ave
Kenneth Margolis Kenneth Margolis – Ballotpedia OpenTN – Margolis	Jim Newsom (incumbent) James Newsom III – Ballotpedia OpenTN – Newsom	Lonnie Thompson Elect Judge Lonnie Thompson Lonnie Thompson – Ballotpedia Thompson – OpenTN
Jahari Dowdy Jahari Dowdy for Judge Jahari Dowdy – Ballotpedia OpenTN – Dowdy	Criminal Court Judge Division I This is a CRIMINAL TRIAL court, located at 201 Poplar Ave	Ray Lepone (incumbent) Judge Ray Lepone Ray Lepone – Ballotpedia OpenTN – Lepone
	Criminal Court Judge Division VIII This is a CRIMINAL TRIAL court, located at 201 Poplar Ave Ruchee Patel Ruchee Patel for Judge Ruchee Patel Ballotpedia OpenTN – Patel
David “Hawk” Allen Hawk Allen for Judge David Allen (Tennessee) Ballotpedia OpenTN – Allen	Javier Bailey, II Javier Bailey II for Judge Javier Bailey Ballotpedia OpenTN – Bailey	Latonya Sue Burrow L. S. Burrow Memphis TN Latonya Burrow – Ballotpedia OpenTN – Burrow
John L. Dolan John Dolan for Judge John Dolan – Ballotpedia OpenTN – Dolan	Joe Ozment Joe Ozment for Judge Joe Ozment – Ballotpedia OpenTN – Ozment	Katie Ratton Katie Ratton for Judge Katie Ratton Ballotpedia OpenTN – Ratton

	General Sessions Civil Court Judge Division 2 This a CIVIL court, located at 140 Adams Ave
John Cameron John Cameron for Judge John Cameron – Ballotpedia	Marcy Ingram (incumbent) Keep Judge Marcy Ingram Marcy Ingram – Ballotpedia	Shayla Nicole Purifoy Vote Magistrate Shayla for Judge Shayla Purifoy – Ballotpedia
	General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Division 7 This is a CRIMINAL court, located at 201 Poplar
Taylor Eskridge Bachelor (incumbent) Better With Bachelor Taylor Bachelor – Ballotpedia	Billy (Charles) Gilchrist Billy Gilchrist for Judge Billy Gilchrist – Ballotpedia	Serena Gray New Way with Serena Gray Serena Gray Ballotpedia