{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nTeresa Maclin-Garvins is a candidate for Juvenile Court Clerk in Shelby County, Tennessee, running in the 2026 election cycle [1]. She is listed on the ballot for the Shelby County Juvenile Court district, which includes endorsements from organizations featured in the Blue Voter Guide for the primary election scheduled for August 6, 2026 [3].\n\nRecent campaign activities include her coordination of a Galentines event in February 2025, which she described as successful on social media [4]. As of May 18, 2026, the outcome of the upcoming election remains unknown.\n\n## Career\n\nTeresa Maclin-Garvins serves as a Juvenile Court Clerk for District Shelby County Juvenile Court in Tennessee [1]. She is currently running for this position in an upcoming election scheduled for August 6, 2026 [3].\n\nIn her professional capacity, Maclin-Garvins has been involved in community coordination efforts. In February 2025, she coordinated a Galentines event which was attended by colleagues and community members [4]. She has also participated in educational outreach, celebrating with Early College schools such as Medical District High School at Southwest Tennessee Community College Commencement events in May 2025 [5].\n\nRegarding her personal legal history, court records indicate that Maclin-Garvins was a party to a non-jury divorce trial against Tracy Garvins. The case, identified as CT-1592-23, was filed on April 25, 2023, and had a status conference scheduled for December 12, 2024 [2].\n\n## Office history\n\nTeresa Maclin-Garvins is a candidate for the Shelby County Juvenile Court in Tennessee [3]. She has coordinated community events, such as a Galentines event in February 2025 [4]. A legal case involving her was filed in Circuit Court in April 2023 [2].\n\nNO_CONTENT\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\n\nThe provided sources do not contain information regarding Teresa Maclin-Garvins' legislative record, sponsored bills, votes, committee assignments, or specific policy positions as a legislator. The available documents primarily reference her role as Juvenile Court Clerk, a personal divorce case, and campaign endorsements for the 2026 election cycle.\n\nNO_CONTENT\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Teresa Maclin-Garvins - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Teresa_Maclin-Garvins)\n[2] [- Not an Official Document](https://circuitdata.shelbycountytn.gov/crweb/ck_public_qry_doct.cp_dktrpt_docket_report?case_id=CT-1592-23&begin_date=&end_date=)\n[3] [District Shelby County Juvenile Court, Tennessee with Endorsements](https://bluevoterguide.org/district/TN/Shelby_County_Juvenile_Court,_Tennessee/42442/583)\n[4] [Teresa Maclin-garvins Coordinated the best Galentines Event! I had ...](https://www.facebook.com/alexis.cole.581/posts/teresa-maclin-garvins-coordinated-the-best-galentines-event-i-had-so-much-fun-ga/10171132420295341/)\n[5] [Yet on the move with another one of my Early College schools ...](https://www.facebook.com/belindajohnsonmartre1/posts/yet-on-the-move-with-another-one-of-my-early-college-schools-celebrating-with-me/10226729810782715/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"juvenile_court_clerk","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Juvenile Court Clerk"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Teresa","fullname":"Teresa Maclin-Garvins","lastname":"Maclin-Garvins","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"juvenile_court_clerk","contest_title":"Juvenile Court Clerk","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"juvenile_court_clerk","office_title":"Juvenile Court Clerk","party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"juvenile_court_clerk","contest_title":"Juvenile Court Clerk","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"juvenile_court_clerk","office_title":"Juvenile Court Clerk","party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"juvenile_court_clerk","office_title":"Juvenile Court Clerk","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Teresa Maclin-Garvins serves as a Juvenile Court Clerk in Shelby County, Tennessee, and is listed as a candidate for the District Shelby County Juvenile Court.","terms":[],"token":"OIiNAX6L0e"}