The General Sessions Criminal Court handles upwards of 100,000 court cases annually and is located at 201 Poplar Suite LL-81. The Criminal Court fees are at the national average with some examples being $30 for bounced checks, $75 for exoneration, and Appeal Bonds $216 etc. There are 10 different divisions of judges with one judge per division; for some background, one of the judges is named Chris Craft and previously worked under his father at a family firm called Craft & Craft which then inspired him to become a judge of the criminal courts. Paula Skahan (Division 1 Judge) also has a family firm of which she has worked for 4 years and of which she worked as a public defender.
| judicial | General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Div 10 | County: Shelby County |
| judicial | General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Div 11 | None: None |
| judicial | General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Div 12 | None: None |
| judicial | General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Div 13 | None: None |
| judicial | General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Div 14 | None: None |
| judicial | General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Div 15 | None: None |
| judicial | General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Div 7 | None: None |
| judicial | General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Div 8 | None: None |
| judicial | General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Div 9 | None: None |