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Contest for Juvenile Court Clerk

County Shelby County
general - Partisan - Juvenile Court Clerk

About this office

The Juvenile Court Clerk handles case records for the Shelby County Juvenile Court, which has jurisdiction over delinquency, dependency/neglect, child-support, and status-offense cases involving minors. The clerk's office screens detained juveniles, coordinates referrals for mental-health and substance-abuse evaluations, and manages records for the court's eight courtrooms at 616 Adams Avenue, Memphis.

Term length: 4 years.

This role calls for

  • Maintains records of the Juvenile Court — which handles delinquency, dependency-and-neglect, and child-custody/support matters. Records are partially confidential under state law.
  • 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.

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Teresa Maclin-Garvins

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