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Posted by: Kate Prince on Jun 15, 2021

Shelby County General Sessions Civil Court Judge John Donald has announced he will retire effective July 7, the Daily Memphian reports. Donald took office in 1986 and was last re-elected in 2014 for a term that was set to expire on Aug. 31, 2022. The Board of Judicial Conduct publicly censured Donald in 2014 for violating the code of judicial conduct for retaliating against an attorney who had filed a complaint against him. Donald received a public censure and paid court costs, but remained on the bench. The Shelby County Board of Commissioners may or may not appoint a new judge to the position at its next meeting this week.