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Contest for General Sessions Court Clerk
County
Shelby County
primary - Partisan - General Sessions Court Clerk
About this office
Term length: 4 years.
This role calls for
- Maintains records of the General Sessions Court — civil claims under the statutory cap, landlord-tenant, small claims, plus misdemeanors and preliminary felony hearings.
- Records management for the court served by this clerk's office, in conformity with Tennessee Rules of Civil/Criminal Procedure and the orders of the assigned judges.
- Working knowledge of the relevant court's docket, fee schedule, and pleading requirements.
- Financial controls for collecting and disbursing court costs, fines, restitution, bonds, and trust funds — with public accountability.
- Supervision of a clerical staff handling high case volume and frequent statutory deadlines.
- Administrative reliability — the office's filings are legally binding and its records are evidence.
Derived from the office's statutory duties and operational reality. Candidate summaries below map each candidate's documented experience to these requirements.
Campaigns
Democratic Primary
4 candidates
Republican Primary
1 candidate
