Millington runs its own municipal court, and an arrest by Millington Police starts there — not downtown at 201 Poplar. Brooks Law Firm defends DUI, drug, domestic assault, theft, and other criminal charges in Millington Municipal Court and follows cases that are bound over to the Shelby County courts through preliminary hearing, grand jury, and trial.
Charged after a stop or arrest in Millington? Call (901) 324-5000 or call/text the criminal defense line at (901) 412-2973.
Millington Municipal Court
| Court | Millington Municipal Court |
| Address | 7950 Memphis Avenue, Suite 2, Millington, TN 38053 |
| Phone | (901) 873-5850 |
| Clerk hours | Mon–Wed 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. · Thu 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. · Fri 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. |
| Traffic court | First and third Thursday of each month at 5:00 p.m. (except July and December) |
Like Germantown, Bartlett, and Collierville, Millington’s court handles city ordinance violations, traffic matters, and the front end of state misdemeanor and felony charges arising from Millington Police arrests. Misdemeanors can resolve there; felonies proceed by preliminary hearing and are bound over to the Shelby County Criminal Courts in Memphis. Arrests in Millington by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office or Highway Patrol go directly into the Shelby County system at 201 Poplar.
Charges We Defend in Millington
DUI
Highway 51, Navy Road, and the Veterans Parkway corridor see regular DUI enforcement. Tennessee’s penalties are unforgiving — a mandatory minimum 48 hours in jail and a one-year license revocation on a first offense, and a DUI conviction can never be expunged. A DUI defense tests the stop, the field sobriety tests, and the breath or blood evidence, and we handle the companion charges of reckless driving and driving on a suspended or revoked license.
Drug Charges
Drug cases under the Tennessee Drug Control Act range from simple possession to felony possession with intent, graded by schedule and quantity. The Highway 51 corridor between Memphis and Tipton County generates interdiction stops, and these cases rise or fall on the legality of the stop and search.
Domestic Assault
Domestic assault arrests carry a 12-hour mandatory hold, firearm consequences on conviction, and — like DUI — a conviction that can never be expunged. A companion order of protection is a separate civil proceeding with its own hearing. For service members, a domestic violence conviction has career-ending implications under federal firearms law, which makes early defense involvement especially important.
Theft and Property Offenses
Theft, shoplifting, and property offenses are graded by value under Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105. Qualifying first offenders are often eligible for diversion and expungement that keeps the charge off their record entirely.
Military Personnel and Veterans
Millington is home to Naval Support Activity Mid-South, and criminal charges hit service members differently. An off-base arrest by civilian police is prosecuted in the Millington and Shelby County courts like any other case — but the consequences ripple into security clearances, command notification, and administrative action. Offenses occurring on base fall under federal or military jurisdiction instead. Active-duty personnel and veterans facing charges should raise their status early: Shelby County operates a Veterans Treatment Court, and veteran status can open resolution paths that ordinary dockets don’t offer. Brooks Law Firm has experience representing clients in veterans treatment court.
Other Courts We Serve
Brooks Law Firm appears throughout West Tennessee: Germantown · Bartlett · Collierville · Cordova · Fayette County · Tipton County · Lauderdale County · Haywood County — or see all courts we serve and the criminal defense overview.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will my Millington case be heard in Millington or downtown Memphis?
It depends on the charge and the arresting agency. Millington Police arrests start in Millington Municipal Court at 7950 Memphis Avenue; misdemeanors can resolve there, while felonies are bound over to the Shelby County Criminal Courts after a preliminary hearing. Sheriff’s Office and Highway Patrol arrests go directly to 201 Poplar.
I’m active-duty at NSA Mid-South. Does a civilian charge affect my career?
It can. Even a misdemeanor conviction may trigger command notification, clearance review, or administrative consequences, and a domestic violence conviction carries firearm prohibitions that are incompatible with most military duties. Handling the civilian case with those stakes in mind — and raising veteran or active-duty status where it opens treatment-court options — is essential.
Can a Millington charge be expunged?
Many can, through dismissal or judicial diversion for qualifying first offenders. DUI and domestic assault convictions are the exceptions — Tennessee law never allows them to be expunged, which is why those charges warrant a full defense from the start.
Brooks Law Firm defends criminal charges in Millington Municipal Court and the Shelby County courts. Call (901) 324-5000 or call/text (901) 412-2973. Contacting the firm does not create an attorney-client relationship.