Jahari Dowdy
TN
Jahari Dowdy is an active Tennessee attorney practicing in Shelby County. She has been licensed in Tennessee since 2005, graduated from Southern University Law Center, and appears as defense counsel in current federal court records.
Track record
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 2 unfavorable
The Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility publicly censured Jahari Mabry Dowdy after a client-payment check was delivered from her trust account before covering funds were received, she failed to take proper remedial action, and she later commingled personal funds with trust funds; the censure required trust-account training.
January 7, 2021Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: docs.tbpr.org · researched July 14, 2026
The Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility publicly censured Dowdy for failing to transfer court-ordered guardianship funds, ignoring directives from the court and clerk, and not keeping her client informed.
October 4, 2019Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: docs.tbpr.org · researched July 14, 2026
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 2 records
The Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility publicly censured Jahari Mabry Dowdy after a client-payment check was delivered from her trust account before covering funds were received, she failed to take proper remedial action, and she later commingled personal funds with trust funds; the censure required trust-account training.
January 7, 2021
Source: docs.tbpr.org · researched July 14, 2026
The Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility publicly censured Dowdy for failing to transfer court-ordered guardianship funds, ignoring directives from the court and clerk, and not keeping her client informed.
October 4, 2019
Source: docs.tbpr.org · researched July 14, 2026
Past race Jahari Dowdy ran in:
- Criminal Court Judge Division I, District 30, Unexpired Term · August 6, 2026 · Shelby County, Tennessee
Profile last researched July 13, 2026.