--- title: "Trudy McKelvey Edwards | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/trudy-mckelvey-edwards-tn-municipal-court-judge-franklin" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Trudy McKelvey Edwards Tennessee Municipal Court, Franklin County · Municipal Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Tennessee Municipal Court, Franklin County - State: Tennessee - Role: Municipal 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 - Trudy McKelvey Edwards has held the role of a Municipal Court Judge in Franklin County since 1969 - Veteran municipal court judge in Franklin County, Tennessee, with a career spanning nearly six decades, and she also participates in federal bankruptcy proceedings in Winchester ### Education - She holds a B.S. degree from Middle Tennessee State College (1988) and has received client service awards, including the 2021 Silver Client Champion award ### Additional information - Year Elected/Appointed: 1969 - profiles her as a Winchester, TN attorney with over 35 years of licensing, practicing in areas such as bankruptcy, insolvency, and creditors’ rights. - Public court dockets show that Trudy McKelvey Edwards also appears in U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Tennessee cases, often as the United States Trustee in Chapter 7 bankruptcy matters. - In these proceedings, she represents the U.S. Trustee in meetings of creditors and other bankruptcy filings, though she is not the presiding bankruptcy judge in those cases ## 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/municipal-courts/judges/trudy-mckelvey-edwards) - [Official roster](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/municipal-courts/judges/trudy-mckelvey-edwards) - [Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/municipal-courts/judges/trudy-mckelvey-edwards) - [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) - [Trudy McKelvey Edwards](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/municipal-courts/judges/trudy-mckelvey-edwards) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/trudy-mckelvey-edwards-tn-municipal-court-judge-franklin", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/trudy-mckelvey-edwards-tn-municipal-court-judge-franklin", "name": "Trudy McKelvey Edwards | KnowJudges", "description": "Trudy McKelvey Edwards, Tennessee Municipal Court, Franklin County. 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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.