About Professor Watson

Professor Watson joins the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law teaching Legal Methods to first-year law students. Professor Watson is a graduate of Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law and has practiced law in the areas of Family Law, Criminal Law, and Civil Defense. Prior to practice, Professor Watson was a Judicial Law Clerk to Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins in Chancery Court Part III in Shelby County and a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable William Campbell Jr. for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

Education

J.D., University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law; B.A. The University of Tennessee- Knoxville

Experience

Judicial Law Clerk to Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins in Shelby County Chancery Court (2016-2018); Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable William Campbell Jr. for the United States District court for the Middle District of Tennessee (2018); Associate, Rice Caperton Rice (2018-2020); Assistant District Attorney, Shelby County District Attorney’s Office (2020-20220; Assistant City Attorney, City of Memphis (2022-2023).

Teaching Interests

Legal Methods