--- title: "David Pool | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-pool-tn-criminal-court-judge-shelby" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # David Pool Tennessee Criminal Court, Judicial District 30 (Shelby) · Criminal Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Tennessee Criminal Court, Judicial District 30 (Shelby) - State: Tennessee - Role: Criminal 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 - David L. Pool is a Shelby County, Tennessee criminal court judge elected in 2022, previously serving as Shelby County Judicial Commissioner and as an attorney in private practice and corporate law roles - Before becoming a judge, Pool was Shelby County Judicial Commissioner for the Criminal Court from 2016. - David L. Pool serves as a Criminal Court Judge in Division VI of the 30th Judicial District in Shelby County, Tennessee ### Education - UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS Undergraduate - UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS Other ### Additional information - Elected to the bench in 2022. - While a law student, Pool clerked at Bernatsky Malkin (2007–2008) - He also worked for seven years as a high school music and English teacher and later as a professional musician in the U.S. and Europe before entering law - Pool is a member of the Memphis Bar Association, National Bar Association, and Catholic Lawyers Guild, and has held the role of past president of the University of Memphis Law Alumni Board ## 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/david-l-pool-0) - [Official roster](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/circuit-criminal-chancery-courts/judges/david-l-pool-0) - [Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/circuit-criminal-chancery-courts/judges/david-l-pool-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) - [David Pool](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/circuit-criminal-chancery-courts/judges/david-l-pool-0) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-pool-tn-criminal-court-judge-shelby", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-pool-tn-criminal-court-judge-shelby", "name": "David Pool | KnowJudges", "description": "David Pool, Tennessee Criminal Court, Judicial District 30 (Shelby). 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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](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/rules/supreme-court-rules/rule-30-media-guidelines). Collected 2026-07-26.