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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 21, 2024

Shelby County Circuit Court Judge Felicia Corbin-Johnson has dismissed the second ouster attempt against Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert, the Commercial Appeal reports. Corbin-Johnson said that the way the motion was structured — filed by private attorney Robert Meyers, who was hired for the job after Shelby County attorney Marlinee Iverson recused herself, but naming Iverson as a relator — meant it was filed with knowledge and information from Iverson. That led the judge to conclude that Iverson was responsible for the investigation that led to the ouster attempt and Meyers had no standing to bring the case. Meyers now has 30 days to decide whether to appeal. The first ouster attempt, filed by Hamilton County District Attorney General Coty Wamp acting as a special attorney, was dismissed because Wamp does not live in the jurisdiction where Halbert was elected.