Criminal Court Judge
Chris Craft
Criminal Court Judge
Year Elected/Appointed
1994
Previous Employment
Managed family farm in Proctor, Arkansas, 1971-1975
Private practice in firm of Craft & Craft, 1978-1982
Assistant District Attorney, 1982- 1994
Senior Trial Prosecutor in Major Violators Unit, 1991-1994
Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Memphis Law School, 2001- present
Education
Graduate work at Memphis Theological Seminary in Law and Religion - 1980-1982
University of Memphis, J.D. 1978
University of Memphis, B.A. in Psychology, Minor in Religion 1975
Vanderbilt University, 1969-1973
Honors
Appointed Shelby County Criminal Court Judge in 1994 and reelected three times, serving as judge in a special prosecution court handling major violators and career felony offenders.
Membership(s)
- Vice-President, Tennessee Judicial Conference
- Chairman, Tennessee Private Probation Services Council
- Dean, Tennessee Judicial Academy - attended by all newly elected and appointed judges (municipal, juvenile, county and state courts) for orientation and training in the law, procedure and ethics concerning their new duties
- Chairman, Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions Committee (for last 10 years)
- Fellow, Memphis Bar Foundation
- Vice-president of Leo Bearman Chapter of the American Inns of Court
- Founding member, Shelby County Domestic Violence Council
- Founding member, Memphis Leadership Foundation - 1986 to present
- Founding member of board of directors of Synergy - an in-house substance abuse treatment program for those addicted to drugs and/or alcohol
Community Involvement
Member of Second Presbyterian Church for 40 years:
- Deacon, 1980-86
- Elder, 1986 to present
- Senior High youth leader and Young Life leader, 1974-1984
- Adult Sunday School teacher, 1984 to present
Year Elected/Appointed
1994
Previous Employment
Managed family farm in Proctor, Arkansas, 1971-1975
Private practice in firm of Craft & Craft, 1978-1982
Assistant District Attorney, 1982- 1994
Senior Trial Prosecutor in Major Violators Unit, 1991-1994
Private practice in firm of Craft & Craft, 1978-1982
Assistant District Attorney, 1982- 1994
Senior Trial Prosecutor in Major Violators Unit, 1991-1994
Education
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY Under Graduate 1973
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS Law School 1978
Honors
Appointed Shelby County Criminal Court Judge in 1994 and reelected three times
Membership(s)
Vice-President, Tennessee Judicial Conference
Chairman, Tennessee Private Probation Services Council
Dean, Tennessee Judicial Academy
Chairman, Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions Committee
Chairman, Tennessee Private Probation Services Council
Dean, Tennessee Judicial Academy
Chairman, Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions Committee
Community Involvement
Member of Second Presbyterian Church for 40 years
Chris
Craft
Contact Info
9012223209
Address
Shelby Co. Justice Complex
201 Poplar Avenue, Suite 6-06
Memphis, TN 38103
United States
Counties
Shelby