Phyllis B. Gardner

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Phyllis B. Gardner

Nonpartisan

Shelby County General Sessions Court Division 2

Tenure

2002 - Present

Term ends

2030

Years in position

23

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

August 4, 2022

Appointed

2002

Education

Bachelor's

Austin Peay University, 1972

Graduate

University of Memphis, 1975

Law

University of Memphis School of Law, 1978

Phyllis B. Gardner is a judge for Division 2 of the Shelby County General Sessions Court in Tennessee. She assumed office in 2002. Her current term ends on September 1, 2030.

Gardner ran for re-election for the Division 2 judge of the Shelby County General Sessions Court in Tennessee. She won in the general election on August 4, 2022.

Biography

Education

Gardner received her B.S. degree from Austin Peay University in 1972, her M.Ed. degree in counseling from the University of Memphis in 1975, and her J.D. degree from the University of Memphis School of Law in 1978.

Career

Gardner worked as an assistant district attorney in Shelby County prior to joining the court. She served as the chief prosecutor of the Fraud and Economic Crime Unit from October 2011 until her judicial appointment in February 2002.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2022)

General election

General election for Shelby County General Sessions Court Division 2

Incumbent Phyllis B. Gardner won election in the general election for Shelby County General Sessions Court Division 2 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Phyllis B. Gardner (Nonpartisan)	99.8	108,653
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	242

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2014

See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Gardner ran for re-election to the Shelby County General Sessions Court.
General: She defeated Myra May-Hamilton in the general election on August 7, 2014, receiving 76.5 percent of the vote.

Campaign themes

2022

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Footnotes

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