Chris Craft

Criminal Court Judge Year Elected/Appointed 1994 Previous Employment Managed family farm in Proctor, Arkansas, 1971-1975 Private practice in firm of Craft & Craft, 1978-1982 Assistant District Attorney, 1982- 1994 Senior Trial Prosecutor in Major Violators Unit, 1991-1994 Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Memphis Law School, 2001- present

Education Graduate work at Memphis Theological Seminary in Law and Religion - 1980-1982 University of Memphis, J.D. 1978 University of Memphis, B.A. in Psychology, Minor in Religion 1975 Vanderbilt University, 1969-1973 Honors Appointed Shelby County Criminal Court Judge in 1994 and reelected three times, serving as judge in a special prosecution court handling major violators and career felony offenders.

Membership(s) Vice-President, Tennessee Judicial Conference Chairman, Tennessee Private Probation Services Council Dean, Tennessee Judicial Academy - attended by all newly elected and appointed judges (municipal, juvenile, county and state courts) for orientation and training in the law, procedure and ethics concerning their new duties Chairman, Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions Committee (for last 10 years) Fellow, Memphis Bar Foundation Vice-president of Leo Bearman Chapter of the American Inns of Court Founding member, Shelby County Domestic Violence Council Founding member, Memphis Leadership Foundation - 1986 to present Founding member of board of directors of Synergy - an in-house substance abuse treatment program for those addicted to drugs and/or alcohol Community Involvement Member of Second Presbyterian Church for 40 years:

Deacon, 1980-86 Elder, 1986 to present Senior High youth leader and Young Life leader, 1974-1984 Adult Sunday School teacher, 1984 to present