{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nTaylor E Bachelor currently serves as a General Sessions Criminal Court Judge for Division 7 in Shelby County [1]. She was appointed to this position by Shelby County commissioners in February 2025 to fill the vacancy left by Bill Anderson [2][3][4]. The appointment was confirmed as a measure to address the vacant judicial seat within the county's court system [5].\n\nBachelor is running for election to the Division 7 General Sessions Criminal Court Judge position in 2026. As of May 18, 2026, she remains on the ballot for this upcoming race, with the outcome yet to be determined.\n\n## Background and education\n\nTaylor E Bachelor serves as a General Sessions Criminal Court Judge for Division 7 in Shelby County [1]. The Shelby County commissioners appointed Bachelor to this position to replace Bill Anderson [2][3][4]. This appointment filled a vacant judicial seat within the county's court system [5].\n\n## Career\n\nTaylor Bachelor brings over sixteen years of legal experience to her role in Shelby County General Sessions Criminal Court, Division 7 [6]. Her professional background spans state and federal prosecution, defense work, and judicial appointments [7]. She is a graduate of Tennessee State University and the University of Memphis School of Law [6].\n\nBachelor is licensed to practice law by the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee [8]. On February 24, 2025, Shelby County commissioners appointed her as a Criminal Court Judge to replace Bill Anderson Jr. following his retirement in March [3]. She was selected to fill the vacant Division 7 judicial seat [5].\n\nCommissioners approved her appointment as an interim judge to serve during the transition period [9]. Bachelor serves through a special election on the August 2026 county general election ballot for the remaining four years of Anderson\u2019s eight-year term [10].\n\n## Office history\n\nTaylor E Bachelor was appointed to Division 7 of the General Sessions Criminal Court in Shelby County by Shelby County commissioners in February 2025 [2][3][4]. This appointment filled the vacancy left by Judge Bill Anderson [2][3][4]. As a judge for Division 7, Bachelor serves on the bench handling criminal cases within the jurisdiction of the General Sessions Court [1].\n\nThe provided sources do not contain information regarding other elected or appointed offices held by Taylor E Bachelor prior to this appointment, nor do they detail any prior electoral races run or lost.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Taylor E Bachelor | Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/general-sessions-courts/judges/taylor-e-bachelor)\n[2] [Shelby Co. commissioners appoint Taylor Bachelor as ...](https://www.actionnews5.com/video/2025/02/24/shelby-co-commissioners-appoint-taylor-bachelor-criminal-court-judge-bill-andersons-replacement/)\n[3] [Shelby Co. commissioners appoint Taylor Bachelor as Criminal ...](https://www.actionnews5.com/2025/02/24/shelby-co-commissioners-appoint-taylor-bachelor-criminal-court-judge-bill-andersons-replacement/)\n[4] [Shelby Co. commissioners appoint Taylor Bachelor as Criminal ...](https://www.actionnews5.com/video/2025/02/24/shelby-co-commissioners-appoint-taylor-bachelor-criminal-court-judge-bill-andersons-replacement-2/)\n[5] [Taylor Bachelor appointed to fill vacant Division 7 Judicial ...](https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/local/shelby-county-commission-black-leaders-resolutions/522-7e879764-61e5-447f-8bf1-99345420043c)\n[6] [Meet Judge Taylor Bachelor \u2660\ufe0f - Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ6mQwsNM7d/)\n[7] [Meet Judge Taylor Bachelor of Shelby County General Sessions Court](https://www.facebook.com/cgientertainment/posts/meet-judge-taylor-bachelor-%EF%B8%8F-general-sessions-criminal-court-division-7judge-tay/1624856011788539/)\n[8] [Attorney Details for Bachelor, Taylor Eskridge](https://www.tbpr.org/attorneys/027211)\n[9] [Commission approves interim judge as replacement for Bill Anderson - TSDMemphis.com](https://tri-statedefender.com/commission-approves-interim-judge-as-replacement-for-bill-anderson/02/26/)\n[10] [Shelby County commissioners appointed Taylor Bachelor as the ...](https://www.instagram.com/p/DGeeTAcs1V8/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"general_sessions_criminal_court_judge_division_7","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Division 7"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Taylor","fullname":"Taylor Bachelor","lastname":"Bachelor","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"general_sessions_criminal_court_judge_division_7","contest_title":"General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Division 7","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"general_sessions_criminal_court_judge_div_7","office_title":"General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Div 7","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"general_sessions_criminal_court_judge_division_7","contest_title":"General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Division 7","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"general_sessions_criminal_court_judge_div_7","office_title":"General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Div 7","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"general_sessions_criminal_court_judge_div_7","office_title":"General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Div 7","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Taylor Eskridge Bachelor was appointed by Shelby County commissioners to replace Bill Anderson as Criminal Court Judge for Division 7.","terms":[],"token":"n6ZEbcUEDe"}