{"county":"shelby","description":"The Criminal Court Clerk maintains the records of the Criminal Court, which hears felony cases and appeals from General Sessions Court misdemeanors. Duties include receiving and indexing indictments and filings, preparing dockets and case files for the judges, managing the court's fine-and-cost collection, and maintaining public records of criminal dispositions.","district":"Shelby","districtgroup":"county","id":96,"key":"criminal_court_clerk","lastchangeby":null,"name":"Heidi Kuhn","next_election":"2018-11-08","notes":"106","officegroup":"criminal_court","partisan":0,"party":"","qualities":"- Maintains records of the Criminal Court (felony trial court). Manages the criminal docket, bond paperwork, and jury orders for criminal trials.\n- 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.\n- Working knowledge of the relevant court's docket, fee schedule, and pleading requirements.\n- Financial controls for collecting and disbursing court costs, fines, restitution, bonds, and trust funds \u2014 with public accountability.\n- Supervision of a clerical staff handling high case volume and frequent statutory deadlines.\n- Administrative reliability \u2014 the office's filings are legally binding and its records are evidence.","quantity":1,"source":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01","term_years":4,"terms":[{"current":1,"description":"","electiondate":"2022-08-06","name":"Heidi Kuhn","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nHeidi Kuhn started her career with Shelby County Government in January 2001 as the Executive Director of the Crime Victims Center, advocating for victims and fighting for their rights. She was then appointed as the Deputy Director of Community Services, where she was responsible for all victim and offender services, as well community support divisions, such as the Aging Commission, the Community Services Agency and Veterans Affairs. Ms. Kuhn then became the Director of Training where she developed a Training Center for the County from concept to fully operational status. Prior to being elected Criminal Court Clerk in August 2018, she served as the Special Assistant and Lead Strategist to Sheriff Bill Oldham, researching, strategizing and implementing innovative policies to enhance law enforcement and jail operations.\n\n\u200b\n\n\u200b\u200bMs. Kuhn holds a Master\u2019s degree from Christian Brothers University Business School and a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Education from the University of New Mexico. She also holds certifications in Leadership, Management and Ethics. Ms. Kuhn believes in giving back to the community and thus has served and continues to serve on several boards and is active within the community.\n\n\u200b\n\n\u200bClerk Kuhn is committed to serving the people of Shelby County to the best of her ability and she is dedicated to making sure the Criminal Court Clerk\u2019s office strives towards effective and efficient government operations.\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n- **2026** \u2014 [Criminal Court Clerk (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=KUHN&id=54369&f=193645&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n- **2026** \u2014 [County Mayor (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=KUHN&id=54369&f=201313&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n- **2025** \u2014 [Criminal Court Clerk (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=KUHN&id=54369&f=189077&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n- **2024** \u2014 [Criminal Court Clerk (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=KUHN&id=54369&f=173833&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n\n*Source: [Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest Search](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/search.htm). Scraped 2026-04-25.*\n","firstname":"Heidi","lastname":"Kuhn","token":"REMcmPkWrR"},"term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"}],"title":"Criminal Court Clerk","type":"executive","url":null,"whenchanged":"2026-04-25 19:49:19"}