Rhynette Hurd

Judge Hurd was appointed Judge, Division Eight, in 2010 and elected Judge, Division Five, in 2014

Education: B.A., Mount Holyoke College M.A.T., Harvard Graduate School of Education Ph.D., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University J.D., University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law Hurd.jpg Boards, Committees and Commissions:

Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council National Conference of Bar Examiners, Diversity Issues Committee Professional Affiliations:

American Bar Association National Bar Association, Ben F. Jones Chapter Tennessee Bar Association Tennessee Judicial Conference Career Experience:

Instructor of English – Fisk University Instructor of English – Middle Tennessee State University Assistant Professor of English – Memphis State University Law Clerk to Judge Bailey Brown - U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit Associate - Armstrong, Allen, Gentry, Johnston & Holmes Chief Counsel – International Paper Company Assistant General Counsel – Accredo Health, Incorporated Vice President, Corporate Counsel – Sedgwick Claims Management Service, Inc. Judge - Shelby County Circuit Court, Division Eight Founder and Rule 31 Mediator – Blair Ridder Hurd PLLC Achievements:

Editor-in-Chief, Memphis State University Law Review (1990-91) Assistant to the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners – 1993-2012 Tennessee Board of Law Examiners – January 2014 – September 2014 Invention - Hurd, R. and Duvall, M. (International Paper Company) “System for distributing form contracts and monitoring usage thereof.” U.S. patent application 20040148285. 29 July 2004

Personal:

Married – William C. Hurd, M.D. Children – William C. Hurd, II and Ryan K. Hurd Grandchildren – Madison McKinney-Hurd and Carson Hurd Attends Parkway Gardens United Presbyterian Church