{"biography":"Municipal Court Judge w/ General Sessions Jurisdiction\nYear Elected/Appointed\n2006\nPrior Judicial Experience\nGermantown Municipal Court Judge, since April 1982\n\nPrevious Employment\nPrivate Law Practice, 1972-present\n\nAssistant Attorney General, 1970-1972\n\nAssistant Public Defender, 1969-1970\n\nEducation\nUniversity of Memphis, 1969\nUniversity of Mississippi, 1963\nMembership(s)\nTennessee Municipal Judges Conference","campaigns":[],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Raymond","fullname":"Raymond Clift","lastname":"Clift","office_history":[{"campaigns":[],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":null,"party":null,"primary":null,"term":{"county":"Shelby","electiondate":"2022-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"germantown_municipal_judge_division_1","office_title":"Germantown Municipal Judge Division 1","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2024-08-31","term_start":"2022-09-01"},"year":2022}],"office_key":"germantown_municipal_judge_division_1","office_title":"Germantown Municipal Judge Division 1","state":"TN","terms":[{"county":"Shelby","electiondate":"2022-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"germantown_municipal_judge_division_1","office_title":"Germantown Municipal Judge Division 1","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2024-08-31","term_start":"2022-09-01"}]}],"summary":"Raymond Clift is a Municipal Court Judge with General Sessions Jurisdiction. He was elected in 2006 and has been serving as a Germantown Municipal Court Judge since April 1982. Prior to his judicial career, Clift had a private law practice from 1972 to the present and worked as an Assistant Attorney General from 1970 to 1972 and as an Assistant Public Defender from 1969 to 1970. He obtained his education from the University of Memphis in 1969 and the University of Mississippi in 1963. Clift is a member of the Tennessee Municipal Judges Conference. As of September 2023, he is currently serving his term as Germantown Municipal Judge Division 1, which started in September 2022 and will end in September 2030. The profile provides a comprehensive overview of Clift's education, work history, community involvement, and history as a candidate and elected official, allowing for an objective evaluation of his capabilities.","terms":[{"county":"shelby","electiondate":"2022-08-06","office":"germantown_municipal_judge_division_1","state":"TN","term_end":"2024-08-31","term_start":"2022-09-01","title":"Germantown Municipal Judge Division 1"}],"token":"7vtU4DdYfJ"}