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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
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
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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 |
| Steven Liening | 222-3938 | steven.liening@shelbycountytn.gov |
| Part III- Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins | ||
| JT Hall | 222-3941 | jt.hall@shelbycountytn.gov |
| 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 |
| Kat Minton | 222-3911 | kat.minton@shelbycountytn.gov |
| Barbara Reynolds | 222-3922 | barbara.reynolds@shelbycountytn.gov |
| Ebony Wells | 222-3925 | 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 |
| Tax Sales-Tax Sales Related Issues | ||
| Dylan Holzemer | 222-3915 | dylan.holzemer@shelbycountytn.gov |
| Will Ferguson | 222-3934 | william.ferguson@shelbycountytn.gov |
| Administration | ||
| Karen Brasfield | 222-3935 | karen.brasfield@shelbycountytn.gov |
Also see:
Tennessee Supreme Court Issues Order
Keeping Courts Open,
Limiting In-Person Court Proceedings Until April 30
***Updated***
There are a few exceptions, see the following documents:
3-13-20 Tennessee Supreme Court Order Suspending In-Person Court Proceedings
3-25-20 Order Continuing Suspension of In-Court Proceedings and Extension of Deadlines
For more information:
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.
For the convenience of attorneys,
Part II of Chancery Court has expanded its Rule 10 Friday Motion Docket
to include all business days of the week (Mon-Fri).
Please contact Ms. Duckett at (901) 222-3940 or dorothy.duckett@shelbycountytn.gov to set or reschedule your motion
- Declaratory judgments
- Delinquent tax sales
- Divorces
- Enforcement of arbitration awards
- Habeas corpus
- Mandamus
- Public nuisances
- Removal of public officers
- Replevins
- Usury
- Worker’s compensation