JoeDae L. Jenkins

Chancellor

JoeDae L. Jenkins

Chancellor

Chancellor Jenkins was elected to the office of Chancellor of Part 3 of Chancery Court for Shelby County in the August 2016 election.

Bar Admissions

  • Mississippi, 1983
  • Tennessee, 1990
Year Elected/Appointed
2016
Previous Employment
  • Central Mississippi Legal Services, Staff Attorney, 1983
  • United States Air Force, Captain, 1983-1988
  • Private Practice, JoeDae L. Jenkins, Attorney at Law, 1988-1996
  • Charles Carpenter, P.C., 1997-2000
  • Private Practice, JoeDae L. Jenkins, Attorney at Law, 2000-2014
  • General Sessions Court Clerk’s Office, Civil Administrator, 2014-2016
Education
University of Mississippi, B.A., 1980
University of Mississippi, J.D., 1983
Honors
  • Magnolia Bar Association
  • Memphis Bar Association
    • Bench Bar CLE Co-Chair, 2001-2002
    • Bench Bar Co-Chair, 2002-2003
  • Mississippi Bar Association
  • National Bar Association
  • Ben F. Jones Chapter of National Bar Association
    • President, 1995
    • Vice-President, 1994
  • Tennessee Bar Association
  • Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility Panel Member
  • Reginald Heber Smith Community Lawyer Fellowship
Community Involvement

Having previously served as their Trustee and Children’s Minister, Chancellor Jenkins is currently an Assistant Pastor of Oak Grove M.B. Church in Memphis, Tennessee.

Year Elected/Appointed
2016
Previous Employment
Central Mississippi Legal Services, Staff Attorney, 1983
United States Air Force, Captain, 1983-1988
Private Practice, JoeDae L. Jenkins, Attorney at Law, 1988-1996
Education
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI Under Graduate 1980
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI Law School 1983
Honors
  • Magnolia Bar Association
  • Memphis Bar Association
    • Bench Bar CLE Co-Chair, 2001-2002
    • Bench Bar Co-Chair, 2002-2003
  • Mississippi Bar Association
  • National Bar Association
  • Ben F. Jones Chapter of National Bar Association
    • President, 1995
    • Vice-President, 1994
  • Tennessee Bar Association
  • Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility Panel Member
  • Reginald Heber Smith Community Lawyer Fellowship
Membership(s)
Magnolia Bar Association
Memphis Bar Association
Mississippi Bar Association
National Bar Association
Community Involvement
Assistant Pastor of Oak Grove M.B. Church in Memphis, Tennessee.
JoeDae
L.
Jenkins
Contact Info
9012223905
Address

140 Adams Avenue, Room 308
Memphis, TN 38103
United States

Counties
Shelby