General Sessions Criminal Court Division 7
Source: electionsshelbytn.gov
What does this office do?
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Housing Affordability,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan · lost
Billy Gilchrist brings over 28 years of experience in the criminal justice system and has served as a Special Judge across multiple divisions of the Shelby County courts. He describes himself as committed to fairness, accountability and upholding the law with integrity.
Serena Gray
LostNonpartisan · lost
Serena Gray is Memphis born and raised and has served Shelby County for two decades as an educator, assistant public defender and Magistrate. A graduate of White Station High School, she earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · won
Taylor Bachelor brings over seventeen years of legal service as presiding Judge of Shelby County General Sessions Criminal Court, Division 7. Her career spans state and federal prosecution, defense, judicial roles and community engagement.
Sources: electionsshelbytn.gov234