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Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Jun 18, 2026

Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk Tami Sawyer was suspended on June 17 after being charged on six federal counts including wire fraud, money laundering, theft concerning programs receiving federal funds, and interstate travel in aid of racketeering enterprises. The Daily Memphian reports that all 15 General Sessions Court judges signed the order suspending Sawyer. She will be paid and receive benefits during the 60-day suspension, which began at the end of the day Wednesday, but must forfeit her badge, keys and access to computer systems. “The outcome of your legal matters will determine whether or not these items and access will be returned and restored,” judges wrote in the order. The judges also appointed Ed Stanton Jr., a former General Sessions Court clerk, to run the office in the immediate interim.