--- title: "Cedrick D. Wooten | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/cedrick-d-wooten-tn-circuit-court-judge-shelby" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Cedrick D. Wooten Tennessee Circuit Court, Judicial District 30 (Shelby) · Circuit Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Tennessee Circuit Court, Judicial District 30 (Shelby) - State: Tennessee - Role: Circuit Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - The Circuit Court Judge for Division Six in Shelby County, Tennessee, elected in 2022, with a career spanning education, legal practice, and public service - Official site: Shelby County TN – Judge Wooten Shelby County, TN - Official Website ### Education - UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS Law School 2005 - UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI Other 1997 ### Additional information - Elected to the bench in 2022 and is listed in the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts’ official judicial roster - Legal career: Associate attorney, Orange Law Firm (2006) Owner of his own law office (2006) Shelby County, TN - Official Website Managing partner, Humphrey & Wooten, PLLC (2007–2017) — practice in civil litigation, personal injury, family law, estate planning, bankruptcy, and medical malpractice - Before law school, he clerked for Hon. - Judge Wooten presides over cases in Division Six of the 30th Judicial District Circuit Court in Shelby County, TN. - A lifelong Memphian, Wooten completed studies at Melrose High School. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### media coverage and recording Scope: statewide Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 30 allows media coverage of public judicial proceedings subject to the presiding judge's control and requires written media requests at least two business days before the proceeding unless waived. Evidence excerpt: Requests by representatives of the media for such coverage must be made in writing to the presiding judge not less than two (2) business days before the proceeding is scheduled to begin. [Rule 30: Media Guidelines](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/rules/supreme-court-rules/rule-30-media-guidelines) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### recording restrictions Scope: statewide Tennessee Rule 30 prohibits media coverage of jury selection, jurors, closed proceedings, and certain minor or juvenile-court participants. Evidence excerpt: Media coverage of jury selection is prohibited. [Rule 30: Media Guidelines](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/rules/supreme-court-rules/rule-30-media-guidelines) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote technology Scope: statewide Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 55 permits teleconferencing, video conferencing, or other technology for court proceedings at the discretion of the trial or appellate court. Evidence excerpt: The use of teleconferencing, video conferencing or other technology to conduct court proceedings or other court business remotely is permissible at the discretion of the trial or appellate court. [Rule 55: Use of Technology for Court Proceedings](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/rules/supreme-court-rules/rule-55-use-technology-court-proceedings) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/circuit-criminal-chancery-courts/judges/cedrick-d-wooten-0) - [Official roster](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/circuit-criminal-chancery-courts/judges/cedrick-d-wooten-0) - [Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/circuit-criminal-chancery-courts/judges/cedrick-d-wooten-0) - [Rule 30: Media Guidelines](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/rules/supreme-court-rules/rule-30-media-guidelines) - [Rule 55: Use of Technology for Court Proceedings](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/rules/supreme-court-rules/rule-55-use-technology-court-proceedings) - [Cedrick D. Wooten](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/circuit-criminal-chancery-courts/judges/cedrick-d-wooten-0) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/cedrick-d-wooten-tn-circuit-court-judge-shelby", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/cedrick-d-wooten-tn-circuit-court-judge-shelby", "name": "Cedrick D. Wooten | KnowJudges", "description": "Cedrick D. Wooten, Tennessee Circuit Court, Judicial District 30 (Shelby). Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-02", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/cedrick-d-wooten-tn-circuit-court-judge-shelby#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/cedrick-d-wooten-tn-circuit-court-judge-shelby#judge", "name": "Cedrick D. 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