Shelby County Judge Apsley to seek re-election

Friday, January 9, 2026 at 9:55 AM

Judge Apsley filing campaign organization documents on January 7 with Shelby County Election Deputy Jack Reel

Judge Kent Apsley has officially launched his reelection campaign for Judge of Shelby Superior Court 1. On January 7th Apsley filed his formal campaign organizational documents with the Shelby County Clerk's Office.

Judge Apsley was first elected as judge in 2014 and was reelected in 2020. Prior to becoming a judge, Apsley served as Shelby County's elected Prosecuting Attorney for sixteen years.

"It has been my greatest honor to serve the people of Shelby County as a judge. I enjoy my work immensely. For each person who comes into my courtroom this is the most important case in their life. My goal is to treat everyone before me with the patience, respect and fairness that they deserve", said Apsley