{"biography":"Katie Ratton (Katherine Ratton) is one of seven candidates for Criminal Court Judge Division VIII (District 30, unexpired term) on the August 6, 2026 Shelby County ballot [1]. The race is non-partisan. She is 46 and lives in Memphis [3].\n\n## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nRatton is an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Memphis [2]. She previously served as an Assistant District Attorney at the Shelby County District Attorney's Office and as an Assistant Public Defender at the Shelby County Public Defender's Office [2].\n\n## Background and education\n\nRatton holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Kansas and a Juris Doctor from the University of Iowa College of Law [2].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [2026 State and County Sample Ballot \u2014 Shelby County Election Commission](https://www.electionsshelbytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2026-State-and-Federal-Primary-and-State-County-Sample-GEN.pdf)\n- [2] [Katherine Ratton \u2014 professional profile via ZoomInfo](https://www.zoominfo.com/p/Katherine-Ratton/2448326738)\n- [3] TN voter registration file, accessed 2026-07-02","campaigns":[{"contest":"criminal_court_judge_division_8_unexpired","county":"Shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Criminal Court Judge Division 8 (unexpired)"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Katie","fullname":"Katie Ratton","lastname":"Ratton","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"criminal_court_judge_division_8_unexpired","contest_title":"Criminal Court Judge Division 8 (unexpired)","county":"Shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"Shelby","office_key":"criminal_court_div_8","office_title":"Criminal Court Div 8","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"criminal_court_judge_division_8_unexpired","contest_title":"Criminal Court Judge Division 8 (unexpired)","county":"Shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"Shelby","office_key":"criminal_court_div_8","office_title":"Criminal Court Div 8","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"criminal_court_div_8","office_title":"Criminal Court Div 8","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"gg4LxQu7Jd"}