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Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Dec 15, 2023

Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Holly Kirby appointed Judge Roy B. Morgan Jr. to hear the case against Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Melissa Boyd. Boyd was indicted Tuesday and is charged with one count of coercion of a witness and one count of harassment. Judge Jennifer Mitchell recused herself after she was initially assigned to hear the case, as did Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy. Frederick Agee, district attorney general for Crockett, Gibson and Haywood counties, has been assigned the case as the pro-tem prosecutor. The Commercial Appeal has the full story.