{"county":"shelby","description":"","district":"Millington","districtgroup":"municipality","id":205,"key":"millington_municipal_judge","lastchangeby":null,"name":"Wilson Wages","next_election":"2022-11-08","notes":"215","officegroup":null,"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":"2030-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01","term_years":8,"terms":[{"current":1,"description":"","electiondate":"2022-08-06","name":"Wilson Wages","person":{"biography":"Municipal Court Judge w/ General Sessions Jurisdiction\nYear Elected/Appointed\n2006\nPrevious Employment\n \n\nLaw Clerk with Memphis Area Legal Services, 1976 to 1978\nAttorney with Memphis Area Legal Services for Senior Citizens, 1978 to 1981\nPrivate Practice, 1981 to present\n\nEducation\nUniversity of Memphis School of Law, 1978\nUniversity of Tennessee, 1975\nHonors\nGraduated with honors at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville\n\nMembership(s)\nTennessee Municipal Judges Conference\n\nCommunity Involvement\nThird Grade Sundy School teacher at First Baptist Church in Millington, Tenn., for nine years\nSoccer and basketball coach in Millington, Tenn., for 22 years and counting\nPast and present member of Tennessee Association for Justice, Board of Directors","firstname":"Wilson","lastname":"Wages","token":"ElxDUCNPpt"},"term_end":"2030-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"}],"title":"Millington Municipal Judge","type":"judicial","url":null,"whenchanged":"2026-04-25 19:49:19"}