Ten attorneys have applied to fill the Criminal Court vacancy in the 30th Judicial District, which serves Shelby County. The vacancy was created by the death of Shelby County Criminal Court Judge W. Otis Higgs in late February.
The Judicial Nominating Commission will hold a public meeting at 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at the Memphis Marriott in Memphis, Tenn. to interview the following candidates:
David Michael Bell
Assistant Federal Defender
Western District of Tennessee
Latonya Sue Burrow
Attorney
The Burrow Law Firm
Dean Thomas DeCandia
Special Assistant United States Attorney
Western District of Tennessee
Garland Ingram Erguden
Assistant District Attorney General
Shelby County, 30th Judicial District
Damon Keith Griffin
Chief Ethics Officer/Assistant County Attorney
Shelby County
Lawrence J. Laurenzi
Department of Justice - United States Attorney's Office
Western District of Tennessee
Kevin Russell Rardin
Assistant District Attorney
District Attorney's Office, Memphis
Carolyn Sherri Watkins
Administrator
Shelby County Office of Equal Opportunity Compliance
Glenn Wright
Attorney
Law Offices of Glenn Wright
David Michael Zak
Assistant District Attorney General
Shelby County
The public hearing will start at 9 and be followed by public interviews of each of the candidates.