Valerie L. Smith

Elected Circuit Court Judge - 2016

Previous Employment

2000-2006- Assistant District Attorney, Shelby County District Attorney’s Office

2006-2016- Nahon, Saharovich, and Trotz, PLC

Education

JD, University of Memphis, 2000

BBA, University of Memphis, 1997

Honors

Outstanding Barrister, 2014-15, Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court

Memberships

Memphis Bar Association, Board Member

AWA, Judicial Liaison

Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court, President

Tennessee Judicial Conference Executive Committee

Tennessee Trial Judges Association, Treasurer

Compensation and Retirement Committee, Treasurer

Community Involvement

Alpha Gamma Delta, Gamma Zeta Academic Excellence Advisor

Junior League of Memphis, Sustainer

Section 901 Youth Athletic Fund

Midtown Rotary Club

UM Law Alumni Board

Spay Memphis

Exceptional Foundation of West Tennessee

Advocacy Chair American Diabetes Association

Public filings

Tennessee law requires candidates and officeholders to file campaign finance reports and a statement of interest. None of the state or county sites below supports direct links to an individual record — you'll need to search by last name on each.

Campaign finance

• State offices (Governor, US Senate, US Rep, TN Senate, TN House, State Executive Committee) — Tennessee Registry of Election Finance . Click Search for Candidates and PACs, enter last name “Smith”, and submit.
• Shelby County and municipal offices (County Mayor, Commissioner, Sheriff, School Board, court clerks, municipal alderman, etc.) — Shelby County Public Campaign Finance Portal . Select the election year and search by candidate name (“Smith”).

Statement of interest (conflict of interest)

• Required for state and local officials and candidates — Tennessee Ethics Commission Conflict of Interest Search . Enter last name “Smith”and, if needed, select the applicable position from the dropdown.