Karen L. Massey

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Karen L. Massey

Nonpartisan

Shelby County General Sessions Court Division 11

Tenure

2006 - Present

Term ends

2030

Years in position

18

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

August 4, 2022

Karen L. Massey is a judge for Division 11 of the Shelby County General Sessions Court in Tennessee. She assumed office on September 1, 2006. Her current term ends on September 1, 2030.

Massey ran for re-election for the Division 11 judge of the Shelby County General Sessions Court in Tennessee. She won in the general election on August 4, 2022.

Biography

Prior to her judicial election in 2006, Massey worked as an assistant public defender.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2022)

General election

General election for Shelby County General Sessions Court Division 11

Incumbent Karen L. Massey defeated Terita Hewlett and Jimmy Thomas in the general election for Shelby County General Sessions Court Division 11 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karen L. Massey (Nonpartisan)	56.6	65,944
	Submit photo	Terita Hewlett (Nonpartisan)	30.1	35,014
	Submit photo	Jimmy Thomas (Nonpartisan)	13.3	15,435
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	87

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2014

See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Massey ran for re-election to the Shelby County General Sessions Court.
General: She defeated Mischelle Alexander-Best in the general election on August 7, 2014, receiving 66.2 percent of the vote.

Campaign themes

2022

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Footnotes

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