Shelby County, TN
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Shelby County is Tennessee's most populous county and anchors Memphis — the state's largest metro and the principal legal market for West Tennessee (the "Bluff City"). The Shelby County Circuit Court handles civil matters over $25,000; the Shelby County Chancery Court handles equitable matters and probate. Memphis hosts the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (Memphis Division), the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals sessions. The economy combines logistics (FedEx headquarters, shipping hub), healthcare (Methodist Le Bonheur, Regional One Health, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital), banking, and tourism.