{"county":"shelby","description":"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.","district":"Shelby","districtgroup":"county","id":99,"key":"juvenile_court_clerk","lastchangeby":null,"name":"Janeen R. Gordon","next_election":"2018-11-08","notes":"109","officegroup":null,"partisan":0,"party":"","qualities":"- Maintains records of the Juvenile Court \u2014 which handles delinquency, dependency-and-neglect, and child-custody/support matters. Records are partially confidential under state law.\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":"2022-08-04","name":"Janeen R. Gordon","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n- **Shelby County Juvenile Court Clerk (Democrat).** Assumed office September 1, 2022; current term ends September 1, 2026. Runs the Juvenile Court Clerk's Office (90+ employees) at 616 Adams Avenue, Memphis. ([Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Janeen_Fullilove_Gordon), [Shelby County directory](https://www.shelbycountytn.gov/directory.aspx?eid=1183))\n\n- Democratic candidate for **re-election as Juvenile Court Clerk** in the May 5, 2026 primary. Primary opponents: Kenny Lee and Patriece Minner. ([Ballotpedia: 2026 Shelby municipal elections](https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Shelby_County,_Tennessee_(2026)))\n- Campaign site: [janeengordon.com](https://www.janeengordon.com/). Campaign treasurer: Shyronica Jones. Donations via ActBlue.\n\n## Career\n- Longtime Memphis broadcaster: morning traffic anchor and lifestyle host at **WMC Action News 5** (NBC affiliate, Gray Television) for about nine years; previously WDIA / WHRK / K-97 radio for over a decade. ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/janeen-gordon-599033152/), [Muck Rack](https://muckrack.com/janeen-gordon/articles))\n- Publicly discussed her breast-cancer diagnosis and return to broadcasting while at WMC. ([Action News 5, 2017](https://www.actionnews5.com/story/35500211/wmc5s-janeen-gordon-opens-up-about-fight-against-breast-cancer/))\n\n- Board member, Heal the Hood Foundation.\n- Mentor, C.H.O.I.C.E. (Choosing Higher Options Individually Creates Empowerment). ([Local Memphis voter guide](https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/politics/elections/shelby-county-tennessee-primary-election-races/522-f84a0fab-99b0-4618-810e-8ed0ee6690ee))\n\n## Office history\n- Won the May 3, 2022 Democratic primary over Reginald Milton, Stephanie Gatewood, and Marcus Mitchell. Won the August 4, 2022 general election. ([Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Janeen_Fullilove_Gordon))\n\n## Documented disputes and controversies\nIn May 2024, the Juvenile Court Clerk's Office building was closed indefinitely over mold/asbestos/lead concerns. Gordon said staff complaints prompted environmental testing. She told Action News 5: *\"When you have staff members that come to you and sometimes you think it's a joke, but it really wasn't. They say I don't feel well today, my asthma is kind of messing with me, so initiated the test.\"* ([Action News 5, May 2024](https://www.actionnews5.com/2024/05/04/shelby-county-juvenile-court-clerk-says-she-learned-her-office-building-was-closing-indefinitely-by-watching-news/))\n\n---\n\n*Compiled from publicly available web sources on 2026-04-18. A widely-reported University of Memphis B.A. in Mass Communication appears in aggregator summaries but was not directly verified from a primary source in this research.*\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n- **2026** \u2014 [Juvenile Court Clerk (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=GORDON&id=93580&f=194801&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n- **2025** \u2014 [Juvenile Court Clerk (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=GORDON&id=93580&f=188950&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n- **2024** \u2014 [Juvenile Court Clerk (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=GORDON&id=93580&f=176115&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\n## Family\nGordon is the daughter of **Janis Fullilove**, her predecessor as Juvenile Court Clerk (and a former Memphis City Council member). Gordon appeared on the 2022 primary ballot as \"Janeen Fullilove Gordon\"; second- and third-place finishers Stephanie Gatewood and Marcus Mitchell unsuccessfully contested the ballot-name choice. ([Memphis Flyer](https://www.memphisflyer.com/how-did-the-name-fullilove-get-on-the-primary-ballot/), [Daily Memphian](https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/article/28733/gatewood-to-contest-janeen-gordon-shelby-county-juvenile-court-clerk-win))\n","firstname":"Janeen","lastname":"Gordon","token":"uyIESoYv8W"},"term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"}],"title":"Juvenile Court Clerk","type":"executive","url":null,"whenchanged":"2026-04-25 19:49:19"}