Janis Fullilove

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Janis Fullilove

Democratic Party

Prior offices

Memphis City Council Super District 8 Position 2

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Shelby County Juvenile Court Clerk

Successor: Janeen Fullilove Gordon

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Education

High school

Booker T. Washington High School of Excellence

Bachelor's

Memphis State University

Graduate

University of Memphis

Personal

Religion

Christian: Baptist

Profession

Radio host

Contact

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Janis Fullilove (Democratic Party) was the Shelby County Juvenile Court Clerk in Tennessee. Fullilove assumed office in 2018. Fullilove left office on September 1, 2022.

Fullilove (Democratic Party) ran for election for Shelby County Juvenile Court Clerk in Tennessee. Fullilove won in the general election on August 2, 2018.

Fullilove was a member of the Memphis City Council in Tennessee, representing Super District 8 from 2008 to 2018. She resigned from the office on November 26, 2018, to become Shelby County juvenile court clerk.

Biography

Fullilove graduated from the Booker T. Washington High School of Excellence, going on to receive a bachelor's degree from Memphis State University and a master's in communication studies from the University of Memphis.

After teaching communication at the University of Memphis for 14 years, Fullilove began working as a radio talk show host with WREC and WHBQ. She became the first African American talk show host at WMC radio in 1994, where she later hosted a show bearing her name. She has also been the host of "What's on your Mind Line," a program on WDIA AM 1070.

Elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2018)

General election

General election for Shelby County Juvenile Court Clerk

Janis Fullilove defeated Bobby Simmons in the general election for Shelby County Juvenile Court Clerk on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janis Fullilove (D)	50.2	75,062
	Submit photo	Bobby Simmons (R)	49.5	74,039
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	383

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 149,484
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Shelby County Juvenile Court Clerk

Janis Fullilove defeated Harold Smith and Morrie Noel in the Democratic primary for Shelby County Juvenile Court Clerk on May 1, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janis Fullilove	57.6	25,127
	Submit photo	Harold Smith	32.4	14,149
	Submit photo	Morrie Noel	10.0	4,358

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,634
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Shelby County Juvenile Court Clerk

Bobby Simmons defeated Robert Hill in the Republican primary for Shelby County Juvenile Court Clerk on May 1, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bobby Simmons	64.0	16,318
	Submit photo	Robert Hill	36.0	9,169

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,487
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Personal

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Fullilove and her husband, Vernon Chalmers, have two children and several grandchildren. She is a member of Brown Baptist Church.

See also

Shelby County, Tennessee	Tennessee	Municipal government	Other local coverage
Government of Shelby County, Tennessee Shelby County, Tennessee Counties in Tennessee Cities in Tennessee	Tennessee Tennessee elections, 2018 Public policy in Tennessee Endorsers in Tennessee	Top counties 100 largest cities Current mayors Current council officials	2018 municipal elections School board elections, 2018 Local ballot measure elections in 2018 2018 local judicial elections

• Memphis, Tennessee
• Cities in Tennessee

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	Shelby County Juvenile Court Clerk 2018-2022	Succeeded by Janeen Fullilove Gordon (D)
Preceded by -	Memphis City Council Super District 8 Position 2 2008-2018	Succeeded by -