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Judge Damita Dandridge
Judge

Judge Damita Dandridge

Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies

Rules last changed:
Shelby County Circuit Court, Tennessee

Limits & Logistics

Document Limits

BriefCourt-wide
30 pgs
Reply BriefCourt-wide
5 pgs

Courtesy Copies

Attorney filings

Court-wide
  • Within 2 Days Before Argument
  • Within 5 Days Before Argument

Brief

Court-wide
  • At Least 7 Days Before Argument

Courtesy copies

Court-wide
  • At Least 15 Days Before Hearing
  • At Least 7 Days Before Argument

Notice of Party Status

Court-wide

Communication

Email

Chambers

circuit.division8@shelbycountytn.gov
Scheduling
Email

Clerk

Scheduling

No matching rules in this section

We have no rules for this section yet.

Filing & Service rules

Filing Timing and Cure Windows

Relevant documents must be emailed to Mr. Anthony Bradley by 2:00 p.m. on the Friday before the intended hearing.

2. Relevant documents1 shall be emailed to Mr. Anthony Bradley no later than 2:00 p.m. on the Friday preceding the intended hearing date and should include:

Page 3 | Uncontested Divorce

Chambers Communication Rules

Please email the Division email to advise that the matter is ready for a hearing, providing the Court a copy of the Joint Petition or information reflecting the terms of the settlement so a determination can be made whether the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem is appropriate.

Please email the Division email to advise that the matter is ready for a hearing, providing the Court a copy of the Joint Petition or information reflecting the terms of the settlement so a determination can be made whether the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem is appropriate.

Page 2 | Minor Settlements

Attorneys or pro se litigants may request a trial date by division email when all parties agree.

Pursuant to Rule 4(C)(3) of the Local Rules, attorneys or pro se litigants may contact the Courtroom Clerk via the division email to request a trial date, if agreed to by all parties.

Page 2 | Trial Dates

A minor-settlement hearing date or time agreed upon by all involved attorneys must be emailed to the Court with all attorneys copied.

Please confer with all of the attorneys involved and send an email (copying all of the attorneys) to the Court of the mutually agreed upon date/time.

Page 2 | Minor Settlements

A party seeking to address the Court by Zoom must confer with the Courtroom Clerk.

If you want to address the Court via Zoom, please confer with the Courtroom Clerk.

Page 1 | Announcements

The Court is available for matter announcements on Monday through Thursday at 10:00 a.m.

If you need to make an announcement on a matter, the Court is available any day, Monday – Thursday at 10:00 a.m.

Page 1 | Announcements

Orders to be entered may be submitted by email to the Division email address.

Orders to be entered may be presented in open Court, emailed to the Division email, or left in the box in Room 208.

Page 1 | Orders to be entered

Should you feel that your matter needs a status conference, the Court is available for a hearing on a status conference any day, Monday – Thursday at 10:00 a.m. in person.

Should you feel that your matter needs a status conference, the Court is available for a hearing on a status conference any day, Monday – Thursday at 10:00 a.m. in person.

Page 2 | Status Conferences

Questions may be sent to the Division's email address, Circuit.Division8@shelbycountytn.gov.

If you have any questions, please contact the Division email at: Circuit.Division8@shelbycountytn.gov

Page 2 | Minor Settlements

The Court hears minor-settlement matters on Monday through Thursday at 10:00 a.m.

The Court is available for a hearing on a minor settlement any day, Monday – Thursday at 10:00 a.m.

Page 2 | Minor Settlements

Questions or requests for assistance may be directed to the division by email or to the courtroom clerk or Judicial Assistant by telephone or email.

If you have any other questions or need further assistance, please email the division email at (Circuit.Division8@shelbycountytn.gov) or call Ms. Shonkilah Henley, courtroom clerk, at 901-222-3849 or the Judicial Assistant, Ms. Regina Neal, at (901) 222-3848 or Regina.Neal@shelbycountytn.gov.

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Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 299 rules apply across Shelby County Circuit Court, Tennessee. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Filing Requirements

All 96
  • Applies to
    Motion

    A new-trial motion based on evidentiary error must identify the particular testimony admitted or rejected by quoting it or describing it with sufficient specificity.

  • Applies to
    Transcript

    The new-trial rule must be copied into the transcript of every appealed case in which a new trial was sought based on charge error or evidentiary admission or rejection.

  • Applies to
    Consent order

    Requesting return of attested consent-order copies requires including self-addressed return envelopes and copies of the order; otherwise, the clerk need not mail them.

Filing Timing

All 81

  • A Divorce Referee finding becomes final unless a written appeal motion is filed within 10 days, stating the requested relief and the alleged error.

  • An irreconcilable-differences divorce may not be heard until 60 days after filing when there are no children or 90 days after filing when there are children.

  • Counsel for the respondent must file a memorandum brief with the Clerk and deliver a copy to the Judge or the Courtroom Clerk (with a copy of any affidavits and supporting documents) at least fifteen (15) days before the motion is set to be heard.

E-Filing

All 32

  • Counsel and pro se litigants filing electronically must agree to the stated Terms of Use and comply with the E-Filing Rules in Appendix 3.

  • Applies to
    Motion

    Attorneys must use the online motion form on the Clerk's website to set motions for hearing.

  • The Circuit Court and Chancery Court for the Thirtieth Judicial District have adopted electronic filing.

Service

All 23
  • Applies to
    Notice of hearing
    Service
    Mail to all parties

    Notice of the hearing must be mailed to all adversary counsel or, for an unrepresented party, to that party's last known address.

  • Applies to
    Order

    When an unrepresented opposing party exists, the preparer must send it the proposed order and notice of the presentation time and place so that it may object or submit its own order.

  • Applies to
    Income affidavit

    The income-and-expense affidavit must be filed and served in these domestic matters.

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About Judge Damita Dandridge
  • Elected on May 2, 2022, after 20 years as a Shelby County Judicial Commissioner.
  • Practiced in criminal and civil law for over 37 years.
  • Juris Doctorate, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, Texas.
  • Courtroom: Room 226
  • Courtroom clerk: Division Eight courtroom clerk
  • Phone: (901) 222-3835
  • Email: circuit.division8@shelbycountytn.gov
Common questions about Judge Damita Dandridge's rules

How may parties contact Judge Damita Dandridge's chambers?

A minor-settlement hearing date or time agreed upon by all involved attorneys must be emailed to the Court with all attorneys copied.

View ruleSource: page 2, section Minor Settlements

When is a filing treated as filed before Judge Damita Dandridge?

The rule states a 2:00 p.m. filing cutoff. Relevant documents must be emailed to Mr. Anthony Bradley by 2:00 p.m. on the Friday before the intended hearing.

View ruleSource: page 3, section Uncontested Divorce
Complete rules summary for Judge Damita Dandridge

Orders to be entered may be submitted by email to the Division email address.

Questions may be sent to the Division's email address, Circuit.Division8@shelbycountytn.gov.

Relevant documents must be emailed to Mr. Anthony Bradley by 2:00 p.m. on the Friday before the intended hearing.

A party seeking to address the Court by Zoom must confer with the Courtroom Clerk.

A minor-settlement hearing date or time agreed upon by all involved attorneys must be emailed to the Court with all attorneys copied.

Please email the Division email to advise that the matter is ready for a hearing, providing the Court a copy of the Joint Petition or information reflecting the terms of the settlement so a determination can be made whether the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem is appropriate.

The Court hears minor-settlement matters on Monday through Thursday at 10:00 a.m.

Attorneys or pro se litigants may request a trial date by division email when all parties agree.

Should you feel that your matter needs a status conference, the Court is available for a hearing on a status conference any day, Monday – Thursday at 10:00 a.m. in person.

Questions or requests for assistance may be directed to the division by email or to the courtroom clerk or Judicial Assistant by telephone or email.

The Court is available for matter announcements on Monday through Thursday at 10:00 a.m.

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