{"county":"shelby","description":"","district":"Memphis","districtgroup":"municipality","id":187,"key":"memphis_municipal_judge_div_1","lastchangeby":null,"name":"Kenya Hooks","next_election":"2019-11-08","notes":"197","officegroup":"memphis_municipal_court","partisan":0,"party":"","qualities":"- Municipal-court judge: hears violations of city ordinances (traffic, code, animal-control, etc.) and, in some Tennessee cities, limited civil and small-claims jurisdiction by charter or interlocal agreement.\n- Judicial temperament: the willingness to listen, deliberate, and apply the law dispassionately to people whose lives are deeply affected by the outcome.\n- Impartiality and ethics under the Tennessee Rules of Judicial Conduct, including disqualification when conflicts arise.\n- Working knowledge of the substantive and procedural law applied in the assigned court (cited per court below) and the published precedent that controls.\n- Docket management \u2014 moving cases efficiently while honoring due process and the time pressures that fall on litigants and witnesses.\n- Clear written and oral explanation of rulings, so the parties and the public can follow the reasoning.","quantity":1,"source":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01","term_years":8,"terms":[{"current":1,"description":"","electiondate":"2022-08-04","name":"Kenya Hooks","person":{"biography":"Previous Employment\n\nChief Prosecutor, City of Memphis, 2019-2022\nBlight Prosecutor Attorney, City of Memphis, 2016-2019\n\nProsecutor Attorney, City of Memphis, 2013-2016\nAttorney, Bruce Turner, PLLC, 2010-2013\nLegal Assistant, Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks (of Counsel), Wyatt, Tarrant and Combs, 2004-2010\n\nBranch Manager, Regions Bank, 2003-2004\n\nBranch Manager, National City Bank, 1996-2002\n\nEducation\n\nCecil C. Humphreys School of Law, 2008\n\nHampton University, 1996\n\nMembership(s)\n\nAmerican Bar Association\nAssociation of Women Attorneys\nMemphis Bar Association\nNational Bar Association \u2013 Ben F. Jones Chapter\n\nCommunity Involvement\n\nBeale Street Strategic Planning Committee\n\nBenevolence First, Past Board Member\n\nBenjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change, Board Member\n\nDress for Success, Board Member\n\nKrysalis, Past Board Member\n\nNeighborhood Preservation, Inc./The Works, Board Member\n\nJack and Jill of America, Inc. \u2013 Memphis Chapter\n\nJunior Achievement, Volunteer","firstname":"Kenya","lastname":"Hooks","token":"9QVE9wAA2P"},"term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"}],"title":"Memphis Municipal Judge Div 1","type":"judicial","url":null,"whenchanged":"2026-04-25 19:49:19"}