Shelby County Community,

We’re the General Sessions Court Clerk’s Office Summer Interns, and we want to welcome you to our July newsletter! 

First, we want to wish everyone a happy Fourth of July. Then we want to give a special shout-out to our amazing interns!

We are so very ecstatic to share more about our personal experience working here at the General Sessions Court Clerk’s Office, and how we have given the court a little extra boost this summer. Sometimes we all need a little help, and there’s nothing wrong with that! 

In order to tell the story of being a summer intern at the General Sessions court, We interviewed some of our interns, and asked them about their personal experience. We also asked them about their plans after our internship ends.

We started our interviews with Taylour Powell, who works in the General Sessions Civil Court Records Room.  

“What I learned as an intern is how to work with other people," Taylour said. "I learned how to pull files, how to be professional, how to use a printer, how courts work, and how to respect my job and the people around me. I really do enjoy my job and the work that I do. I also really like my colleagues and the people that work in this building.” 

And what does Taylour want to do after the internship ends? “I plan to go back to school, finish my last year, and enlist in the United States Navy," she said.

Our next intern, Karla Ford, works in the General Sessions Criminal Records Room.

"This summer I learned how to answer calls and enter data in the computer. I also learned the differences between the different courts, and most importantly I learned how to stay out of trouble.” Karla said. But has Karla enjoyed her internship experience? 

“Sometimes it’s a little difficult because of the amount of work we get," Karla said. "Other than that I like what I do.” 

Karla is looking forward to finishing her senior year after this busy summer. It's also a busy summer for our next intern, Jayden Madrid.

Jayden works to support our Civil Division, where he learned about the different divisions and functions of court. We asked Jayden if he think his work has been helpful. 

“Usually the ladies I work with are extremely busy,” Jayden said. "They don't have time to do everything, so my work helps them be more efficient." 

Jayden said that he may return to the General Sessions Court Clerk's Office to seek another internship next summer. 

So, as you can see, we are having a great time and learning a lot of new things this summer. Like many of the interns said, our work is hard but rewarding.

We want to give our thanks and appreciation to the Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk's office for an incredible summer. We would like to thank Judicial Commissioner Kathy Kirk Johnson, Mr. Bryan Carson, and all of the other community members who have given us opportunity to learn more about the court by attending lunch and learns and bringing speakers to share with us. We also want to say thank you to our amazing interns! And last but not least, thank you for reading.

In Service,

The Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk's Office Summer Interns

Written By: 
Taylour Powell, Jailah Tutton, Trevor Thompson and McKenzie Simon

Photography by:

Jalyck Turner, Taylour Powell, and Trevor Thompson