The General Sessions Music City Community Court, Division VIII - 8

09/10/2024

Thank you to WKRN News 2 for highlighting our work last Friday during the Community Impact Segment with News Anchor, Kendall Ashman. The segment is in the text.

The Music City Community Court is celebrating 12 years and in the last 12 years, the Music City Community Court (MCCC) has assisted over 50,000 participants with its Specialty Courts and programming working towards preventative, diversionary and restorative justice because “Justice does NOT stop at the courthouse steps!” ®

The MCCC is the first and only Community Court in the State of TN. There are over 70 Community Court’s World wide, starting with Midtown Community Court, NY in 1993.

RESTORE RE-ENTRY Court for Returning Citizens= 19,551 participants

43 Saturday Dockets & Clinics since 2012, giving people easier access to justice

Court Cost Fines and Fees Waived by Federal Guidelines= $14,087,162.89 assisting people getting their records expunged and back on their feet

Community Service Work Hours= 6,599

Saving Tax payer $ = $146,289.78 with court ordered and volunteer hours keeping our community clean and free of liter

L.E.G.A.C.Y. Housing Diversionary Court & Program for Landlords and Tenants= 8,208 participants

Ordering Emergency Rental Payment of over $19,610,254.93 to landlords for tenant rent debt/arrearage during COVID-19 and Nationally recognized for our Eviction Diversion Initiatives (White House and MSNBC)

C.A.R.E. Diversionary Court for Ages 18-30= 26 participants

The FOLLOW UP POD CAST for Restorative Justice = 23,276 viewers

FUTURE Internship Program= 84 interns

R.E.A.C.H. Literacy Program= 75 participants

The General Sessions Music City Community Court, Division VIII - 8

Neighborhood Impact: Music City Community Court celebrates 12 years

09/04/2024

Alert!! Alert!! It’s the The General Sessions Music City Community Court, Division VIII - 8’s 12th year Anniversary and we are celebrating it where it all started at my home church New Covenant Christian Church for the ANNUAL COMMUNITY DAY!!

RESTORE CLINIC for 2nd Chances

Saturday, September 28, 2024

If you are trying your get your record expunged, voters rights restored, drivers license reinstated, adequate employment and housing, JOIN US!!

Register below by clicking the link:

PARTICIPANT REGISTRATIONExpungement/Legal Clinic Saturday Expungement/Legal Clinic, Indigency Docket & Resource Fair with Judge Rachel L. Bell, Howard Gentry – Criminal Court Clerk, and Community Partners Date: Saturday, June 15, 2024 Location: McGruder Family Resource Center Address: 2013 25th Av...

07/31/2024

URGENT MESSAGE!!

Did you know, NOT ALL CRIMES misdemeanors or felonies charged on your record stop or prevent you from voting.

Please reach out to Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, Attorney Keeda Haynes with Free Hearts and or the Davidson County Criminal Court Clerks Office to see if you still have your right to vote.

Secondly, if you have lost your voting rights, it’s time for you to work on getting them back. The time is now. We need every one to VOTE.

03/09/2024

03/08/2024

If you are looking to work in the criminal justice field and work with Restorative Justice, this may help the position for you. We are looking for a case manager for our growing team with The General Sessions Music City Community Court, Division VIII - 8.

Click the link below if you are interested. You must have a Bachelors Degree in the field.

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/nashville/jobs/4421061/administrative-services-officer-2-case-manager-general-sessions-court-division?sort=PostingDate%7CDescending&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs




RINGING THE BELL FOR JUSTICE!!

03/07/2024

03/01/2024

02/29/2024

PROBATION TO RESTORATION!!

It’s important to meet people where they are and give 2nd Chances and we are doing just that.



Robert Sherrill
Judge Rachel L. Bell
The General Sessions Music City Community Court, Division VIII - 8

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12/08/2023

ALERT!! ALERT!!

Next weekend, we are hosting our 4th Quarter Restoration & Joy- Expungement-Indigency-Legal Clinic and Resource Fair!!

DATE: Saturday Dec 16, 2023 starting at 9:00 am.

RECORD EXPUNGEMENT
COURT FEES WAIVED
WORKFORCE TRAINING
FREE LEGAL ADVICE

TOY DRIVE & TOY GIVE-AWAY

PICTURES w/Santa and Ms. Claus

This one is so very important because it also focuses on getting all your court cost, fines and fees waived. For many this will help you get your drivers license reinstated, it will help repair your credit, and will move you to the next stage of getting your record expunged.

To register for getting your record expunged click the following link:

https://gscourt.nashville.gov/about-us/judges/division-viii-judge-rachel-l-bell/participant-registration-expungement-legal-clinic/

To get on the court cost fee waiver called the Indigency Docket please call the Criminal Court Compliance Division at 615-880-3838.

We are also very excited to share that the NFL ALUMNI TN Chapter will be on deck to sign autographs and take pictures.

A verified medical provider will be on spot to do Covid testing and give booster shots as well.

This event is open to the community and we have several community resource providers ready to give you information on job placement as well as any financial assistance for those in need.

This is an event you don’t want to miss!!

Judge Rachel L. Bell
Howard Gentry for Criminal Court Clerk
NFL Alumni TN Chapter
99.3
Urban League of Middle TN

04/26/2023

ALERT!! ALERT!!

Next weekend, we are hosting our very next RESTORE CLINIC, Saturday May 6, 2023 starting at 9:00 am.

This one is so very important because it focuses on getting all your court cost, fines and fees waived. For many this will help you get your drivers license reinstated, it will help repair your credit, and will move you to the next stage of getting your record expunged.

To get on this docket, please call the Criminal Court Compliance Division at 615-880-3838.

We are so excited to share that there will be some NFL Alumni at the Clinic to sign autographs and take pictures.

Meharry will be on spot to do Covid testing and give booster shots as well.

This event is open to the community and we have a job fair with employers that are willing to hire you right on the spot.

This is an event you don’t want to miss!!

Judge Rachel L. Bell
Howard Gentry for Criminal Court Clerk
Meharry Medical College
NFL Alumni
Urban League of Middle TN
Haynes-Trinity Neighborhood Coalition
Nashville Defenders
NAACP Nashville Branch