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# Kathleen Gomes

Tennessee Judiciary, Shelby · Probate Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Tennessee Judiciary, Shelby
- State: Tennessee
- Role: Probate 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

- Kathleen N. Gomes is a judge for Division I of the Shelby County Probate Court in Tennessee, appointed in 2013 and re‐elected in 2014 and 2022, with a career spanning over 38 years in probate law
- 1985–2013 – Partner, Peppel, Gomes & MacIntosh

### Education


### Additional information

- She has extensive experience in probate litigation, including cases before the Tennessee Court of Appeals, and has been invited to speak at numerous seminars on probate law
- Judge Gomes serves Division I of the Shelby County Probate Court in Memphis, Tennessee, a court handling matters such as conservatorships, guardianships, wills, estates, and related probate litigation.
- Judge Gomes is a member of the Memphis Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, St. Thomas Moore Catholic Lawyers Guild, and the Leo Bearman, Sr.
- She has held the role of past chairman of the Wills and Probate Section of the Memphis Bar and as a Board of Professional Responsibility Hearing Officer Civic roles include membership on the Arc of the Mid‐South Board of Directors and the Greentrees Civic Association

## 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/kathleen-gomes)
- [Official roster](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/circuit-criminal-chancery-courts/judges/kathleen-gomes)
- [Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/circuit-criminal-chancery-courts/judges/kathleen-gomes)
- [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)
- [Kathleen Gomes](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/circuit-criminal-chancery-courts/judges/kathleen-gomes)

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