Chris Frulla
Nonpartisan · TN · Circuit Court Judge, 30th Judicial District, Division III
Chris Frulla serves as the Division III judge of the Shelby County Circuit Court in Tennessee's 30th Judicial District. Governor Bill Lee appointed him to the court in August 2025. Before joining the bench, Frulla was a partner at Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, and he earned degrees from the College of Charleston and the University of Memphis law school.
Track record
Impartiality
· 1 record
The Tennessee Court of Appeals affirmed Circuit Court Judge W. Christopher Frulla's denial of a motion seeking his recusal, concluding that the petitioner had not demonstrated a basis for disqualification or evidence of bias from an extrajudicial source.
January 13, 2026For
Source: tncourts.gov · researched July 14, 2026
Legal Competence
· 2 records
The Tennessee Court of Appeals affirmed Circuit Court Judge W. Christopher Frulla's denial of a motion seeking his recusal, concluding that the petitioner had not demonstrated a basis for disqualification or evidence of bias from an extrajudicial source.
January 13, 2026For
Source: tncourts.gov · researched July 14, 2026
During discovery proceedings in former Memphis-Shelby County Schools superintendent Marie Feagins's wrongful-termination suit, Circuit Court Judge Chris Frulla directed both sides to communicate more effectively and move discovery forward so the court could set a trial date.
October 23, 2025For
Source: dailymemphian.com · researched July 14, 2026
Elections
- Circuit Court Judge Division III, District 30, Unexpired Term · August 6, 2026 · Shelby County, Tennessee · incumbent
Profile last researched July 13, 2026.