TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 29, 2022

Tennessee’s longest serving judge, Montgomery County General Sessions & Juvenile Court Judge Wayne Chavis Shelton, will retire tomorrow, the Administrative Office of the Courts has announced. Shelton has served on the court since being appointed by Gov. Lamar Alexander in 1979. He earned his law degree in 1973 from Memphis State School of Law (now University of Memphis). He first worked with a law firm in Memphis and then moved to Montgomery County where he practiced with the late Thomas E. Stamper. Among his accomplishments, Shelton has served as president of the Tennessee Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, received the Judge Elizabeth McCain Memorial Award for service to the state juvenile courts, and received the council’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Read more about his career and tributes from colleagues.