Shayla Nicole Purifoy
Nonpartisan · TN · Judicial Commissioner, Shelby County General Sessions Court
Shayla Nicole Purifoy serves as a judicial commissioner for the Shelby County General Sessions Court. Appointed in 2016, she conducts arraignments and civil order-of-protection hearings, sets bonds, and makes probable-cause determinations for warrants and preliminary hearings. Purifoy earned her bachelor's degree in urban studies from Rhodes College and her law degree from the University of Memphis.
Track record
Legal Competence
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The Tennessee Bar Association biography records Purifoy's August 1, 2016 appointment as a Shelby County judicial commissioner, conducting arraignments, civil order-of-protection hearings, bond settings, probable-cause determinations, and preliminary hearings.
August 1, 2016For
Source: cle.tba.org · researched July 14, 2026
Elections
- General Sessions Civil Court Division 2 · August 6, 2026 · Shelby County, Tennessee
Profile last researched July 13, 2026.