Judge Rules that MPD 2nd Lieutenants Must Be Demoted

Judge sides with police union for mass demotion of 2nd Lieutenants

Judge sides with police union for mass demotion of 2nd Lieutenants

Judge rules that MPD 2nd Lieutenants must be demoted

MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- A Memphis judge has ruled that Memphis Police officers with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant must be demoted. The matter was heard in a hearing in Shelby County Circuit Court on Friday morning. Circuit Court Division Eight Judge Damita Dandridge ruled that those in the rank of the 2nd Lieutenant will have to be demoted while the City of Memphis and the Memphis Police Association determine how to create a first-line supervisor role. …