Welcome
to Shelby County Law Library's
Home on the World Wide Web
The Law Library is located on
the third floor of the Shelby County Courthouse, in Room 334.
The Shelby County Law
Library was created in 1970 when the Tennessee State
Legislature enacted Chapter 275 of the Shelby
County Private Acts. This act calls for a County
Governmental Library to be set up for the use of the courts,
judges, attorneys and the general public. The Shelby County
Governmental Library Commission was tasked with the
establishment, maintenance and operation of the facility.
Materials are acquired for the express purpose of "research
or use in the preparation, trial or decisions of any matter
that comes or may come before the courts of said County and
State, or of use by said Public Officials or the public, on
questions of law or government."
Located on the third floor of the Shelby County Courthouse in
Room 334, the Law Library consists of two levels of volumes,
study and work areas areas, the elegant Andrew O. Holmes
Reading Room and computer access with high-speed Internet,
WiFi, Westlaw, and Lexis.
Operating Hours and Contact Information
The
library is open to everyone Monday through Friday from 8:00 am
to 4:30 pm. Licensed attorneys may access the
library after normal business hours and on
weekends by calling Homeland Security at 379-7637.
Gary Johnson, Law
Library Adminstrator
140
Adams Avenue, Room 334
Memphis,
TN 38103
901-527-7041
lawlibrary@bellsouth.net
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