Damita Dandridge at a glance
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Damita Dandridge
Circuit Court Judge · Tennessee Circuit Court, Judicial District 30 (Shelby)
Biography
Professional career
- Damita J. Dandridge is a Circuit Court Judge for Division VIII of the 30th Judicial District in Shelby County, Tennessee, elected in 2022 and serving until 2030
Education
- TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY Law School
- LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEGE Other
Additional information
- Dandridge won the 2022 general election for Division VIII judge, defeating Robert Samuel Weiss and Larry Parrish.
- Judge Dandridge presides over cases in Division VIII of the 30th Judicial District Circuit Court in Shelby County, including criminal and civil matters.
- Professional Background: Over 20 years as a Shelby County Judicial Commissioner before election Former Assistant Professor of Political Science and Coordinator of Service-Learning at LeMoyne-Owen College Practiced criminal and civil law in Houston, Texas, for more than 37 years
- Civic: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, NAACP, Women in Leadership Leaning on Wisdom, and others
- She has also held the role of Public Relations Chair for the Board of Public Relations and as President of the Women at the Cross Society for over 10 years
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
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.
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 ↗
Statewide
Tennessee Rule 30 prohibits media coverage of jury selection, jurors, closed proceedings, and certain minor or juvenile-court participants.
Media coverage of jury selection is prohibited.Rule 30: Media Guidelines ↗
Remote appearances
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.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Rule 30: Media Guidelines
Tennessee Circuit Court, Judicial District 30 (Shelby)
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 26, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster ↗Rule 30: Media Guidelines
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Rule 30: Media Guidelines ↗Rule 55: Use of Technology for Court Proceedings
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Rule 55: Use of Technology for Court Proceedings ↗