{"biography":"Judge Hurd was appointed Judge, Division Eight, in 2010 and elected Judge, Division Five, in 2014\n\nEducation:\nB.A., Mount Holyoke College\nM.A.T., Harvard Graduate School of Education\nPh.D., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University\nJ.D., University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law\nHurd.jpg\nBoards, Committees and Commissions:\n\nDomestic Violence State Coordinating Council\nNational Conference of Bar Examiners, Diversity Issues Committee\nProfessional Affiliations:\n\nAmerican Bar Association\nNational Bar Association, Ben F. Jones Chapter\nTennessee Bar Association\nTennessee Judicial Conference\nCareer Experience:\n\nInstructor of English \u2013 Fisk University\nInstructor of English \u2013 Middle Tennessee State University\nAssistant Professor of English \u2013 Memphis State University\nLaw Clerk to Judge Bailey Brown - U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit\nAssociate - Armstrong, Allen, Gentry, Johnston & Holmes\nChief Counsel \u2013 International Paper Company\nAssistant General Counsel \u2013 Accredo Health, Incorporated\nVice President, Corporate Counsel \u2013 Sedgwick Claims Management Service, Inc.\nJudge - Shelby County Circuit Court, Division Eight\nFounder and Rule 31 Mediator \u2013 Blair Ridder Hurd PLLC\nAchievements:\n\nEditor-in-Chief, Memphis State University Law Review (1990-91)\nAssistant to the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners \u2013 1993-2012\nTennessee Board of Law Examiners \u2013 January 2014 \u2013 September 2014\nInvention - Hurd, R. and Duvall, M. (International Paper Company) \u201cSystem for distributing\nform contracts and monitoring usage thereof.\u201d U.S. patent application 20040148285. 29 July 2004\n\nPersonal:\n\nMarried \u2013 William C. Hurd, M.D.\nChildren \u2013 William C. Hurd, II and Ryan K. Hurd\nGrandchildren \u2013 Madison McKinney-Hurd and Carson Hurd\nAttends Parkway Gardens United Presbyterian Church\n","campaigns":[],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Rhynette","fullname":"Rhynette Hurd","lastname":"Hurd","office_history":[{"campaigns":[],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":null,"party":null,"primary":null,"term":{"county":"Shelby","electiondate":"2022-08-06","office_county":"Shelby","office_key":"county_circuit_judge_div_5","office_title":"County Circuit Judge Div 5","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2030-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"},"year":2022}],"office_key":"county_circuit_judge_div_5","office_title":"County Circuit Judge Div 5","state":"TN","terms":[{"county":"Shelby","electiondate":"2022-08-06","office_county":"Shelby","office_key":"county_circuit_judge_div_5","office_title":"County Circuit Judge Div 5","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2030-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"}]}],"summary":"Rhynette Hurd is a public figure who has served as a County Circuit Judge in Division Five since 2014. She was initially appointed as a judge in Division Eight in 2010. Hurd holds a B.A. from Mount Holyoke College, an M.A.T. from Harvard Graduate School of Education, a Ph.D. from George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, and a J.D. from the University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. She has an extensive work history, including positions as an English instructor at various universities, a law clerk to a U.S. Court of Appeals judge, and roles in corporate counsel and law firms. Hurd has also been involved in various boards, committees, and professional associations related to law. No negative information is provided.","terms":[{"county":"Shelby","electiondate":"2022-08-06","office":"county_circuit_judge_div_5","state":"TN","term_end":"2030-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01","title":"County Circuit Judge Div 5"}],"token":"UGchePscNQ"}