The Davidson County General Session Court has transferred more than 1,800 pending eviction cases to the newly created Housing Resource Diversionary Court to maximize use of $20.8 million from the U.S. Treasury’s Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program for Davidson County.…
Judge Rachel L. Bell (front r) teamed up with Rev. Thomas Hunter (c), Nehemiah Missionary Baptist Church and volunteers to once again hold her Music City Community Court at the Andrew Jackson Boys and Girls Club. Founded by Judge Bell…
Using the Red Hook Community Justice Center and Red Hook Community Court in New York as a model, Judge Rachel L. Bell has created the Bordeaux North Community Justice Center in partnership with the C.E. McGruder Family Resource Center. The…
This fall, Judge Rachel L. Bell and the General Sessions Music City Community Court, Division VIII will launch C.A.R.E. (Creating Avenues for Restoration & Empowerment) in partnership with the Tennessee Supreme Court Administrative Office of Courts. Last year, Judge Bell…
The recent Mahogany Awards in Nashville commemorated community service at its best. The motto and purpose of the dinner was to honor, commemorate, empower, and charge the LGBTQ community and reduce the disparity that exists amongst people of color living…
Judge Rachel L. Bell and the General Sessions Music City Community Court, Division VIII will launch C.A.R.E in partnership with the Urban League of Middle Tennessee in January 2018. C.A.R.E. is the acronym for the pilot program, which ‘Creates Avenues…
