James Russell, circuit court judge in the 30th Judicial District, was named “Victims’ Advocate of the Year” at the 15th Annual Crime Victims’ Rights dinner on April 28, 2009, in Memphis. The annual dinner is sponsored by Operation: Safe Community, a joint initiative by law enforcement, government and business leadership to make Memphis/Shelby County one of the safest communities of its size in the country by 2011.
Judge Russell received the award for his involvement in the “Stop the Killing” initiative formed by Judge J.C. McLin and Stevie Moore, founder of Freedom From Unnecessary Negatives. To learn more about the “Stop the Killing” initiative and the involvement of the Memphis legal community, click here to read Judge Russell’s article in the May issue of Memphis Lawyer.