{"biography":"[https://dailymemphian.com/article/36125/](https://dailymemphian.com/article/36125/)\n\n[https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/article/39177/shelby-county-criminal-court-melissa-boyd-division-9-reprimand](https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/article/39177/shelby-county-criminal-court-melissa-boyd-division-9-reprimand)\n\n\nCriminal Court Judge\nYear Elected/Appointed\n2022\nPrevious Employment\nPrivate Practice: Criminal, Juvenile, Family Law\n\nAssistant District Attorney: Shelby County District Attorney General's Office, 30th Judicial District\n\nU.S. Air Force: SGT, Military Police\n\nEducation\nUniversity of Memphis, BBA - Finance\nUniversity of Louisville School of Law, JD","campaigns":[],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"A.","fullname":"A. Melissa Boyd","lastname":"Boyd","middlename":"Melissa","office_history":[{"campaigns":[],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":null,"party":null,"primary":null,"term":{"county":"Shelby","electiondate":"2022-08-06","office_county":"Shelby","office_key":"criminal_court_div_9","office_title":"Criminal Court Div 9","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2030-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"},"year":2022}],"office_key":"criminal_court_div_9","office_title":"Criminal Court Div 9","state":"TN","terms":[{"county":"Shelby","electiondate":"2022-08-06","office_county":"Shelby","office_key":"criminal_court_div_9","office_title":"Criminal Court Div 9","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2030-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"}]}],"summary":"A. Melissa Boyd is a Criminal Court Judge who was elected in 2022 and will serve until 2030. She has a background in private practice, working in criminal, juvenile, and family law, as well as experience as an Assistant District Attorney and in the U.S. Air Force as a Military Police Sergeant. She holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Memphis and a JD from the University of Louisville School of Law. No negative information or community involvement is mentioned in the profile.","terms":[{"county":"Shelby","electiondate":"2022-08-06","office":"criminal_court_div_9","state":"TN","term_end":"2030-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01","title":"Criminal Court Div 9"}],"token":"n2b9qb5Lkl"}