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Update for Shelby County Civil Courts:
Shelby County Civil Court Plan: Judge Gomes Civil Courts
Chancery Court Specific Plan: Chancery Plan
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For All Matters in Part I:
There is currently a judicial vacancy in Part I of the Chancery Court due to the retirement of the Honorable Walter L. Evans on November 30, 2020. All matters in Part I of the Chancery Court shall stand continued pending the appointment of a new Chancellor.
Litigants may request an emergency hearing by interchange by contacting the Courtroom Clerks in Part I.
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Chancery Court Policy for Service by Publication:
Chancery Court has reopened its Rule 10 Motion Docket and the Uncontested Divorce Hearing Docket, both with a limited number available.
Notice:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, attorneys who have e-file accounts are strongly encouraged to e-file. The e-file site can be accessed at https://efile.shelbycountytn.gov. For those who need to leave pleadings for filing, signatures, etc., please feel free to leave such documents in the Dropbox directly across from the Filing Dept. If you feel that a video hearing with the Chancellor is in order, please contact the appropriate Courtroom Clerk. The staff directory is listed below.
W. Aaron Hall
Clerk and Master
Chancery Court Staff Directory |
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Part I – Chancellor Walter Evans | ||
Kathy Stojanovic | 222-3918 | kathy.stojanovic@shelbycountytn.gov |
Brandon Whiteley | 222-3937 | brandon.whiteley@shelbycountytn.gov |
Part II- Chancellor Jim Kyle | ||
Dorothy Duckett | 222-3940 | dorothy.duckett@shelbycountytn.gov |
William Hultman | 222-3938 | william.hultman@shelbycountytn.gov |
Part III- Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins | ||
JT Hall | 222-3941 | jt.hall@shelbycountytn.gov |
TBD | 222-3939 | |
Special Assistant/Judicial Clerk Supervisor | ||
Lucas Cameron-Vaughn | 222-3939 | lucas.cameron-vaughn@shelbycountytn.gov |
Judicial Assistant for the Chancellors | ||
Tracy Askew | 222-3936 | tracy.askew@shelbycountytn.gov |
Filing Department-New Lawsuits, Adoptions, Copies | ||
Sheri Carter | 222-3901 | sheri.carter@shelbycountytn.gov |
Sam Ginsberg | 222-3931 | sam.ginsberg@shelbycountytn.gov |
Alex Graham | 222-3932 | alex.graham@shelbycountytn.gov |
Cayla Hughes | 222-3904 | cayla.hughes@shelbycountytn.gov |
Kat Minton | 222-3911 | kat.minton@shelbycountytn.gov |
Barbara Reynolds | 222-3922 | barbara.reynolds@shelbycountytn.gov |
Ebony Wells | 222-3902 | ebony.wells@shelbycountytn.gov |
Accounting Department-Garnishments, Cost Bills | ||
Carlton Brown | 222-3919 | carlton.brown@shelbycountytn.gov |
Catherine Dear | 222-3942 | catherine.dear@shelbycountytn.gov |
Will Ferguson | 222-3934 | william.ferguson@shelbycountytn.gov |
Jared Ison | 222-3925 | jared.ison@shelbycountytn.gov |
Tax Sales-Tax Sales Related Issues | ||
Will Ferguson | 222-3934 | william.ferguson@shelbycountytn.gov |
Dylan Holzemer | 222-3915 | dylan.holzemer@shelbycountytn.gov |
Administration | ||
Karen Brasfield | 222-3935 | karen.brasfield@shelbycountytn.gov |
Brenda Stallings | 222-3912 | brenda.stallings@shelbycountytn.gov |
Also see:
At the conclusion of all cases, any exhibits marked at trial shall be accounted for and assembled by the parties or their counsel, presented to the Clerk and Master’s Office, and scanned into the Clerk and Master’s electronic case management system.
All original trial exhibits, including any non-paper exhibits and exhibits larger than 8-1/2 x 11 inches, shall be retained by the counsel for the party who introduced the exhibit.
In the event the case is appealed, counsel shall be responsible for producing all of the original exhibits and delivering the original exhibits to the Clerk and Master for the appellate record.
As needed, counsel shall reduce any exhibit larger than 8-1/2 x 11 inches to a size which the Clerk of the Appellate Court will receive.
These procedures further apply to depositions which are not marked as exhibits but only made a part of the technical record.
- Declaratory judgments
- Delinquent tax sales
- Divorces
- Enforcement of arbitration awards
- Habeas corpus
- Mandamus
- Public nuisances
- Removal of public officers
- Replevins
- Usury
- Worker’s compensation
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Chancery Court Clerk’s Office
Physical Address
140 Adams Avenue
Room 308
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: (901) 222-3900Fax: (901) 222-3909
Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm